English noun: Jonah |
1. | Jonah (person) (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 |
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| Instance hypernym | prophet |
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| Domain category | Old Testament |
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2. | jonah (person) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him |
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| Synonyms | jinx |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unfortunate, unfortunate person |
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3. | Jonah (communication) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale |
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| Synonyms | Book of Jonah |
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| Instance hypernym | book |
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| Part meronym | Nebiim, Old Testament, Prophets |
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