English noun: Joshua | |||
1. | Joshua (person) (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho | ||
Instance hypernym | religious leader | ||
Domain category | Old Testament | ||
2. | Joshua (communication) a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses | ||
Synonyms | Book of Joshua, Josue | ||
Instance hypernym | book | ||
Part meronym | Nebiim, Old Testament, Prophets | ||