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JONAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Synonyms:
Book of Jonah; Jonah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Jonah" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Synonyms:
jinx; jonah
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jonah" is a kind of...):
unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
