Yehoshua - Jewish English Lexicon

Yehoshua

Definitions

n. Joshua; the Biblical successor of Moses who led the Israelites in the conquest of the Land of Canaan and supervised its subsequent division among the twelve tribes of Israel.

Example Sentences

"The posuk says that Yehoshua was buried in Timnath-serach but it is unclear where that city is today, let alone where in the city Yehoshua was buried" (source)

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Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew

Etymology

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ

Who Uses This

Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

North America

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Notes

Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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