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Definition of Jonah
1. Noun. (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.
2. Noun. A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
3. Noun. A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale.
Generic synonyms: Book
Group relationships: Old Testament, Nebiim, Prophets
Definition of Jonah
1. n. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.
Definition of Jonah
1. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. ¹
3. Proper noun. (nautical slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck. ¹
4. Proper noun. (slang by extension of the nautical sense) Any person or object which is deemed to cause bad luck; a jinx. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Jonah
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The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.