Joshua
noun
Josh·ua ˈjä-sh(ə-)wə 
1
: 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