(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
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Jonah的用法和樣例:
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用作名詞 (n.)
And Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the tree. 約拿因這棵蓖麻大大喜樂。
The two tale tellers are prophet Nahum and Jonah. 這二種故事是分別來自先知那鴻和先知約拿。
We are studying the Book of Jonah. 出自聖經的約拿書。
So Jonah made up his mind to disobey God. 於是,約拿書決心違抗上帝。