Jonah

Jo·nah

noun \ˈjō-nə, 3 is also -nər\

Definition of JONAH

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

Origin of JONAH

Hebrew Yōnāh

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with JONAH

dona, krona, krone, Mona, Shona, trona