English-Thai Dictionary
jonah
N ชื่อ คน สอน ศาสนา ชาว ยิว
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JONAH
JONAH Jo "nah, n.
Defn: The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious. Jonah crab (Zoöl.), a large crab (Cancer borealis ) of the eastern coast of the United States, sometimes found between tides, but usually in deep water.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Jonah
Jo nah |ˈjōnə ˈʤoʊnə | (in the Bible ) a Hebrew minor prophet. He was called by God to preach in Nineveh, but disobeyed and attempted to escape by sea; in a storm he was thrown overboard as a bringer of bad luck and swallowed by a great fish, only to be saved and finally succeed in his mission. • a book of the Bible telling of Jonah.
Oxford Dictionary
Jonah
Jonah |ˈdʒəʊnə | (in the Bible ) a Hebrew minor prophet. He was called by God to preach in Nineveh, but disobeyed and attempted to escape by sea; in a storm he was thrown overboard as a bringer of bad luck and swallowed by a great fish, only to be saved and finally succeed in his mission. • a book of the Bible telling of Jonah.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Jonah
Jo nah /dʒóʊnə /名詞 1 〘聖書 〙ヨナ 〘ヘブライの預言者 〙.2 C (行く先々に )不幸をもたらす人, 疫病神 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary