Jonah

noun

Jo·​nah ˈjō-nə 

 sense 3 is also  -nər

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

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew Yōnāh

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Jonah

noun

Jo·​nah ˈjō-nə 

: a narrative book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible