jonah

noun

1. (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

Definition categories: person

2. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

Similar word(s): jinx

Definition categories: person, unfortunate

3. a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale

Definition categories: communication