joshua

Other forms of joshua

plural

joshuas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about joshua

What does joshua mean?

joshua means "(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in joshua?

joshua has 3 syllables: jo-shu-a. The stress falls on "jo". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑˌʃuə/.

What is another word for joshua?

Close synonyms include Josue, Book of Joshua. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is joshua a common word?

joshua is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.