Old Testament Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.

Dutch: Jona

A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.

synonym: jinx.

Dutch: ongeluksbrenger, ongeluksbrengster, pechvogel, ongeluksvogel

A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale.

synonym: Book of Jonah.

Dutch: Jonas, Jona