Jonah

[ joh-nuh ]
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noun
  1. 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.

  2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

  1. any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.

  2. Also Jo·nas [joh-nuhs]. /ˈdʒoʊ nəs/. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”

Other words from Jonah

  • Jo·nah·esque, adjective

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Jonah

Jonas (ˈdʒəʊnəs)

/ (ˈdʒəʊnə) /


noun
  1. 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

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

Derived forms of Jonah

  • Jonahesque, adjective

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