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Jonah
[joh-nuh]
noun
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.
a book of the Bible bearing his name.
any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.
Also Jonas a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”
Jonah
/ ˈdʒəʊnə, ˈdʒəʊnəs /
noun
Old Testament
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
the book in which his adventures are recounted
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; a jinx
Other Word Forms
- Jonahesque adjective
- ˌDzԲˈܱ adjective
Example Sentences
Although having netted in underground car parks in Kuala Lumpur and been fascinated by the the size of Jonah Lomu's lunch, perhaps the tournament was approached in a more leisurely fashion.
It’s a hellishly impressive performance by the young actor Jonah Wren Phillips, who does things with knives and teeth and windows and cats that will haunt your brain.
Tuchman: We called him Jonah in the room because of “Veep.”
At one point he becomes the Biblical Jonah.
The Rams also traded guard/center Jonah Jackson to the Chicago Bears for a sixth-round draft pick.
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