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- [joh-nuh]
- /ˈdʒoʊ nə/
- /ˈʤəʊnə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [joh-nuh]
- /ˈdʒoʊ nə/
Definitions of jonah word
- noun jonah a Minor Prophet who, for his impiety, was thrown overboard from his ship and swallowed by a large fish, remaining in its belly for three days before being cast up onto the shore unharmed. 1
- noun jonah a book of the Bible bearing his name. 1
- noun jonah any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck. 1
- noun jonah Also, Jonas [joh-nuh s] /ˈdʒoʊ nəs/ (Show IPA). a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”. 1
- noun jonah a Hebrew prophet who, having been thrown overboard from a ship in which he was fleeing from God, was swallowed by a great fish and vomited onto dry land 0
- noun jonah the book in which his adventures are recounted 0
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Parts of speech for Jonah
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jonah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jonah
adj jonah
- hapless — unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
- hexed — to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.
- ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
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