About The Word Jonah
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Jonah
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What's The Definition Of Jonah?
[n] a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
[n] a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [n] (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 | Synonyms for Jonah: jinx Related Terms | Find terms related to Jonah: Abraham | Amos | bad influence | curse | Daniel | enchantment | evil eye | evil genius | evil star | Ezekiel | Haggai | hex | hoodoo | Hosea | ill wind | Isaac | Isaiah | Jacob | Jeremiah | jinx | Joel | Joseph | Joshua | Malachi | malevolent influence | malocchio | Micah | Moses | Nahum | prophet | Samuel | spell | vates sacer | voodoo | whammy | Zephaniah See Also | book | Old Testament | prophet | unfortunate | unfortunate person Jonah In Webster's Dictionary \Jo"nah\, n.
The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who
endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is
unpropitious.
{Jonah crab} (Zo["o]l.), a large crab ({Cancer borealis}) of
the eastern coast of the United States, sometimes found
between tides, but usually in deep water.
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