JONAH


Meaning of JONAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjō-nə, 3 is also ]

-nər noun

Etymology: Hebrew Yōnāh

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

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