Joshua
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Joshua
- /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ(j)ʊə/
- /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ(j)u.ə/ US
Where it comes from
From Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'), perhaps from הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshéa') with addition of יהוה (YHWH, “Yahweh”), thus meaning "Yahweh is salvation". See הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). By cognate a direct equivalent to Jesus via Latin Iēsūs and Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs) from Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ), akin to Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshúa'), a variant of Yehoshúa'. The Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament consistently render the two Hebrew names Yehoshúa' (whence Joshua) and Yeshúa' (whence Jeshua) into Koine Greek as Iēsoûs (whence Jesus).
proper noun Josue
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The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
Similar: Josh.
- The son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure. So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
- A male given name from Hebrew. "His father had a notion," observes Malone, on the authority of Dr. Percy, Bishop of Dromore, "that it might at some future period of his life be an advantage to a child to bear an uncommon Christian name, - - - Hence our author derived the scriptural name of Joshua, which, though not very uncommon,
- A surname, transferred from the given name Anthony Joshua
- A city in Johnson County, Texas, United States, named after the biblical Joshua.
noun Joshuas · Josue
- A Joshua tree. Isolated Joshua trees appear at 75.1 m. among the mesquite and sage, increasing rapidly in number until they form a forest on both sides. […] The age of the Joshuas is popularly compared to that of the Sequoias.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: josue, genesis, marc, luis, jeshua, yehoshua, yeshua, hoshea, oshea, jehoshua, iesus, iesous, yahshua, josh., jos., obadiah
Translations
Every language
name book of the Bible
| Español | Josué |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여호수아 Yeohosua |
| 日本語 | ヨシュア記 Yoshua ki |
| 中文 | 約書亞記 /约书亚记 Yuēshūyàjì |
| हिन्दी | यहोशू yahośū |
| Kiswahili | Yoshua |
| Português | Josué |
| Français | Josué |
| Deutsch | Josua |
| Italiano | Giosuè |
| Ελληνικά | Ιησούς του Ναυή Iisoús tou Naví |
| Română | Iosua |
| Русский | Иису́с На́вин Iisús Návin |
| العربية | يَشُوع yašūʕ |
| עברית | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ yehoshúa |
name male given name
| Español | Josué |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여호수아 Yeohosua |
| 日本語 | ヨシュア Yoshua |
| 中文 | 喬舒亞 /乔舒亚 Qiáoshūyà, 約書亞 /约书亚 Yuēshūyà |
| हिन्दी | यहोशू yahośū |
| Kiswahili | Yoshua |
| Português | Josué |
| Français | Josué |
| Deutsch | Josua |
| Italiano | Giosuè |
| Ελληνικά | Ιησούς του ναυή Iisoús tou naví |
| Română | Iosua |
| Русский | Иису́с Iisús, Джо́шуа Džóšua, Иису́с На́вин Iisús Návin |
| العربية | يُوشَع yūšaʕ, يَشُوع yašūʕ |
| עברית | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ yehoshúa |
Talk about this word "Joshua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joshua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Joshua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joshua "Joshua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joshua.Cite this
@misc{joshua_2026,
title = {Joshua},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joshua},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
