jonah Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
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noun a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
jinx.
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noun a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Book of Jonah.
WordNet
Jo"nah noun
Definitions
The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.