: 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 Joshua
2
: a mainly narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew Yĕhōshūaʽ
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of Joshua was before the 12th century