joshua

English Thesaurus

1. a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses (noun.communication)

instance hypernym	:	book,
definition	:	a major division of a long written composition (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	old testament,
definition	:	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 (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	nebiim, prophets,
definition	:	the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures (noun.communication)

2. (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	religious leader,
definition	:	leader of a religious order (noun.person)

domain category	:	old testament,
definition	:	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 (noun.communication)