What is "jonah" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does jonah mean in English? Meaning of jonah definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "jonah" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "jonah": (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

Noun

  • Meaning: (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
  • Synonyms: jonah
  • Instance Hypernyms: prophet
  • Meaning of "jonah": a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
  • Synonyms: jinx jonah
  • Hypernyms: unfortunate unfortunate person
  • Meaning of "jonah": a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale

    Noun

  • Meaning: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
  • Synonyms: book of jonah jonah
  • Instance Hypernyms: book
  • Synonyms:

    unlucky, woeful, cursed, ill-fated, loser, luckless, miserable, sad sack, star-crossed, unhappy, untoward, wretched, infelicitous, behind the eightball, hexed, ill-starred, jinxed, poor fish, snakebit, voodooed,

    Antonyms:

    fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off, happy,

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