1. (

• Jonah

) (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. (

• jonah ,
• jinx

) a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him ;

3. (

• Jonah ,
• Book_of_Jonah

) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale ;