(Je·hoshʹu·a) [Jehovah Is Salvation].

Son of Nun; an Ephraimite who succeeded Moses and led the Israelites into the Promised Land. His original name was Hoshea, but Moses called him Jehoshua, or Joshua (a short form of Jehoshua).​—Nu 13:8, 16; De 34:9; Jos 1:1, 2; see JOSHUA No. 1.