Jonah

[ joh-nuh ]

/ ˈdʒoʊ nə /

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noun

a Minor Prophet who, for his impiety, was thrown overboard from his ship and swallowed by a large fish, remaining in its belly for three days before being cast up onto the shore unharmed.

a book of the Bible bearing his name.

any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.

Also Jo·nas

[joh-nuh s] /ˈdʒoʊ nəs/. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”

Related formsJo·nah·esque, adjective

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Poor Jonah has been hearing about that bet over and over again.
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I saw the same with Jonah and Russell and their chemistry, and I immediately conceived of the film right there.
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The Book of Jonah was written directly in rebuke of one form of Jewish exclusiveness.
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For a second the girls and Jonah and I stared at one another, panic-stricken.
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Then a gourd comes up over Jonah and protects him from the sun, but the next day it withers.
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British Dictionary definitions for jonah

Jonah

Jonas (ˈdʒəʊnəs)

/ (ˈdʒəʊnə) /

noun

Old Testament

a Hebrew prophet who, having been thrown overboard from a ship in which he was fleeing from God, was swallowed by a great fish and vomited onto dry land
the book in which his adventures are recounted

a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; a jinx

Derived FormsJonahesque, adjective

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Word Origin and History for jonah

Jonah

masc. proper name, biblical prophet, from Hebrew Yonah, literally "dove, pigeon."

Jonah

noun

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Jonah

Jonas (ˈdʒəʊnəs)

noun

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