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JOSHUA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; Joshua; Josue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Joshua" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
religious leader (leader of a religious order)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
