<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>A book of the Bible bearing his name.</li><li>Any person or thing regarded as bringing bad luck.</li><li>Also Jo·nas, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”</li></ul>