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Jonah — personal name meaning 'dove,' the prophet son of Amittai sent to Nineveh
The proper name of the prophet Jonah (Hebrew Yonah, 'dove'), son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher. According to 2 Kings 14:25 he prophesied the territorial restoration accomplished under Jeroboam II. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, famous for his reluctant mission to Nineveh and the episode of the great fish. Spanish renders the name 'Jonas,' French likewise 'Jonas,' while German uses 'Jona' — all tracing back to the Hebrew word for 'dove,' a symbol of gentleness and vulnerability that stands in ironic contrast to the prophet's stubborn flight.
Senses
1. Yonah — The proper noun Yonah ('dove'), designating the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher. All nineteen occurrences refer to this single individual, appearing in 2 Kings 14:25 as a historical prophet and throughout the Book of Jonah (1:1–4:9) as the reluctant missionary to Nineveh. The name's meaning — 'dove' — resonates with themes of flight and return that pervade the narrative. 19×
AR["لِ-يُونَانَ", "وَ-يُونَانُ", "يُونَانَ", "يُونَانُ"]·ben["এবং-যোনা", "যোনা", "যোনাকে", "যোনার", "যোনার-জন্য"]·DE["Jona", "Yonah", "und-Jona", "zu-Jona"]·EN["Yonah", "but-Yonah", "over-Yonah"]·FR["Jonas", "Yonah", "et-Jonas", "à-Jonas"]·heb["ו-יונה", "יונה", "ל-יונה"]·HI["और-योना", "योना", "योना-के", "योना-ने", "योना-पर", "योनाह"]·ID["Yunus", "Yunus,", "Yunus.", "Yunus;", "tetapi-Yunus"]·IT["Giona", "Yonah", "a-Giona", "e-Giona"]·jav["Yona", "Yunus", "kanggé-Yona", "lan-Yona"]·KO["그러나-요나-는", "에게-요나", "요나", "요나-가", "요나-를", "요나-의"]·PT["Yonah", "de-Yonah", "e-Yonah"]·RU["Йона", "Йоне", "Йоной", "Йону", "Йоны", "и-Йона"]·ES["Jonás", "Yonah", "para-Yonah", "pero-Yonah"]·SW["Yona", "na-Yona"]·TR["Yona", "Yona'nın", "Yona'yı", "Yunus", "ve-Yona"]·urd["اور-یوناہ", "یوناہ", "یوناہ-نے", "یوناہ-کی", "یوناہ-کے"]
2 Kgs 14:25, Jonah 1:1, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:7, Jonah 1:15, Jonah 1:17, Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:1, Jonah 2:10, Jonah 3:1, Jonah 3:3 (+7 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. יוֹנָה n.pr.m. prophet, according to 2 K 14:25 he was הַנָּבִיא, son of אֲמִתַּי, from גַּת הַחֵפֶר, and predicted the recovery of Isr.’s territory which Jerob. II effected; he is also the principal figure of the Book of Jonah: 1:1 (בֶּן־אֲמִתַּי), v 3, 5, 7, 15 2:1(×2), 2, 11; 3:1, 3, 4; 4:1, 5, 6(×2), 8, 9.