noun
1. (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
• Topics: ↑Old Testament
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑religious leader
2. a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
• Syn: ↑Josue, ↑Book of Joshua
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
• Part Holonyms: ↑Prophets, ↑Nebiim, ↑Old Testament
Useful english dictionary. 2012.