Antonyms for jonah

Grammar : Adj

Spell : joh-nuh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒoʊ nə

Definition of jonah

Origin : masc. proper name, biblical prophet, from Hebrew Yonah, literally "dove, pigeon."

As in hapless : adj unfortunate

Example sentences :

The history of Jonah and the whale, I read at least twenty times.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

I 'guess Jonah wa'n't more tickled when he set foot on dry land.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

So they took up Jonah and cast him forth into the sea, and the sea ceased from her raging.'
Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor

"I know how Jonah felt after the whale unloaded him," he drawled.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"I suppose Jonah cal'lated he didn't need to be swallowed," he mused.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The sermon had nothing to do with Jonah or the whale, so his feelings were not ruffled.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

That boat's her own Jonah, sure—crews an' gear make no differ to her driftin'.
Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling

Perhaps our suspicious passenger is no Jonah after all, being black.
Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell

He has but two subjects: the story of Jonah, and the Symbolic Supper.
Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani

Jonah spends three days and three nights in the whale's belly—why?
Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Synonyms for jonah

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