yona · Jonah

What it means

yona (יוֹנָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jonah”.

A personal name meaning "dove." Prophet, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher, in the time of Jeroboam son of Joash (2 Kings 14:25); the same as in the book of Jonah.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×1
• Jonah×18

• 2 Kings 14:25

  He brought back the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, which he spoke through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.

• Jonah 1:1

  And the word of YHWH came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

• Jonah 1:3

  But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of YHWH. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; he paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the presence of YHWH.

• Jonah 1:5

  And the sailors were afraid, and they cried out, each to his god, and they hurled the objects that were in the ship into the sea to lighten the load for themselves. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the vessel and had lain down and was sound asleep.

• Jonah 1:7

  And they said each to his companion, “Come, let us cast lots, and let us know on whose account this evil has come on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

• Jonah 1:15

  Then they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its fury.

• Jonah 1:17

  And YHWH appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the inner parts of the fish three days and three nights.

• Jonah 2:1

  Then Jonah prayed to YHWH his Elohim from the inner parts of the fish,

• Jonah 2:10

  Then YHWH spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah onto the dry land.

• Jonah 3:1

  Then the word of YHWH came to Jonah a second time, saying,

• Jonah 3:3

  So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of YHWH. Now Nineveh was a great city for Elohim, a journey of three days.

• Jonah 3:4

  And Jonah began to go into the city, a journey of one day, and he proclaimed and said, “Forty more days, and Nineveh will be overturned.”

• Jonah 4:1

  But to Jonah it seemed evil, a great evil, and he became angry.

• Jonah 4:5

  Then Jonah went out from the city and sat down east of the city; he made for himself a booth there and sat under it in the shade, until he could see what would happen in the city.

• Jonah 4:6

  And YHWH Elohim appointed a castor-oil plant, and it grew up over Jonah to be shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil; and Jonah rejoiced over the plant with great joy.

• Jonah 4:8

  And it happened, when the sun rose, that Elohim appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun struck on the head of Jonah, and he grew faint; and he asked that his soul die, and said, “Better is my death than my life.”

• Jonah 4:9

  Then Elohim said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “I do well to be angry, to the point of death.”

And 2 more times.