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   Jonah

   /ˈdʒəʊnə/

   • 1. (in the Bible) a Hebrew minor prophet. He was called by God to preach in Nineveh, but disobeyed and attempted to escape by sea; in a storm he was thrown overboard as a bringer of bad luck and swallowed by a great fish, only to be saved and finally succeed in his mission.
   • ▪ a book of the Bible telling of Jonah.

   noun

   • 1. a person who seems to bring bad luck: "you do start to wonder if you are a bit of a Jonah, a bit jinxed"

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • O

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   • N

     1

   • A

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   • H

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