noun Etymology: Hebrew Yĕhōshūa‘ Date: before 12th century the divinely commissioned successor of Moses and military leader of the Israelites during the conquest of Canaan according to the account in the book of ~, a mainly narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
JOSHUA
Meaning of JOSHUA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012