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Jonah

[ joh-nuh ]

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.
  3. any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.
  4. Also Jo·nas [] a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”


Jonah

/ ˈdʒəʊnəs; ˈdʒəʊnə /

noun

  1. Old Testament
    1. 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
    2. the book in which his adventures are recounted
  2. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; a jinx


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Derived Forms

  • ˌJonahˈesque, adjective

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Other Words From

  • Jonah·esque adjective

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Example Sentences

It is possible, though, that most Jonah’s icefish rely on the one massive breeding colony.

Purser thinks that there may be smaller Jonah’s icefish colonies closer to shore where there is less ice cover.

A close family member said Jonah did not suffer severe physical injuries.

Jonah said his mother, Stacie Fang, was in there, too, but Balboa said he couldn’t see or hear her.

I mean, I love Jim VandeHei dearly, but Jonah has this ability to see around corners in the media business and to tell you what it’s going to be like in five or 10 years.

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Jonah Edelman is the co-founder and CEO of Stand for Children.

Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are justifiable movie stars in that movie.

Poor Jonah has been hearing about that bet over and over again.

At the table-read for Sarah Marshall, Jonah and Russell had such amazing chemistry.

I saw the same with Jonah and Russell and their chemistry, and I immediately conceived of the film right there.

From the stories of Jonah and King Saul she brought forth some excellent lessons on disobedience.

If it were indeed Jonah that lies there, there might be something in the argument; for the Prophet is known to have had a temper.

They repented not until Jonah proclaimed to them, "Yet forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."

Then a gourd comes up over Jonah and protects him from the sun, but the next day it withers.

Jonah, disgusted with the depravity of the inhabitants of Nineveh, flies from the city; but he cannot escape his vocation.

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