Jonah
Swallowed by leviathan
Jonah is a Hebrew name meaning "dove," borne by the biblical prophet swallowed by a great fish.
From this story comes the figurative sense: a Jonah is a person believed to bring bad luck, especially aboard a ship.
Sailors historically feared having a Jonah on board: They blamed the new deckhand—said he was a Jonah.
Assyrian empire's seat
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- swallowedPassed through throat
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
sailors · ship · disobedience · repentance · prophecy · reluctance · deliverance · mercy
Unfavorable chance events
- unluckyProne to misfortune
- curseInvoked harm through words
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
omen · superstition · sailors · doomed · blamed · scapegoat · cast out · ill-omened
Assyrian empire's seat
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- warningAlert about danger
judgment · mercy · repentance · divine · mission · oracle · revelation · message
Passed through throat
- bellyFront midsection
- three daysTrio of consecutive dates
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
ocean · deep · deliverance · Pinocchio · Geppetto · cetacean · sperm whale · biblical
Nineveh
Assyrian empire's seat
storm · sailors · ship · disobedience · repentance · prophecy · reluctance · deliverance · mercy · judgment
bad luck
Unfavorable chance events
- unluckyProne to misfortune
- curseInvoked harm through words
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
ill-fated · omen · superstition · sailors · doomed · blamed · scapegoat · cast out · ill-omened · hoodoo
Nineveh
Assyrian empire's seat
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
warning · judgment · mercy · repentance · divine · mission · oracle · revelation · message · obedience
swallowed
Passed through throat
- bellyFront midsection
- three daysTrio of consecutive dates
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
leviathan · ocean · deep · deliverance · Pinocchio · Geppetto · cetacean · sperm whale · biblical · miraculous
Hebrew
Semitic language of Israel
- Bible FiguresAbraham, Moses, David, Paul, Peter
- Bible PeopleAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- Biblical BooksIsaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, Book of Daniel
- Jewish FiguresMoses, Abraham, David, Solomon, Aaron
Jonahgood luck charm
Object thought to bring fortune
lucky charm · talisman · blessing · good omen · mascot
- Jonah and the whaleScripture's famous engulfment narrative
- Jonas BrothersMusical sibling trio
- Jonah Hill
- Joe Jonas
- Nick Jonas
- Jonas Salk