n.
Pronunciation: ' j ō -n ə , 3 is also -n ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew Y ō n ā h
Date: 14th century
1 : an Israelite prophet who according to the account in the book of Jonah resisted a divine call to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, was swallowed and vomited by a great fish, and eventually carried out his mission
2 : a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture ― see BIBLE table
3 : one believed to bring bad luck