Jonah
Jonah definition
Jo·nah (jō′nə)
noun
- a masculine name: var. Jonas
- Bible
- a Hebrew prophet: thrown overboard in a storm sent because he had disobeyed God, he was swallowed by a big fish, but three days later was cast up on the shore unharmed
- the book telling Jonah's story: abbrev. Jon
- any person said to bring bad luck by being present
Etymology: LL(Ec) Jonas < Gr(Ec) Īonas < Heb jōnāh, lit., a dove
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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