Jonah in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
יוֹנָה
The prophet who fled from the presence of the LORD — and preached the greatest revival from a fish's belly.
Also called
Yonah יוֹנָה — “dove”
Jonas Ἰωνᾶς — the Greek form in the New Testament
The moments that made Jonah
Jonah 1:3He rises to flee unto Tarshish
Jonah 1:12“Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea”
Jonah 1:17Swallowed — three days and three nights
Jonah 2:1The prayer out of the fish's belly
Jonah 3:5Nineveh believes God — sackcloth from the greatest to the least
Jonah 4:7The gourd, the worm, and the east wind
Jonah 4:11“Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city?”
Matt 12:40“The sign of the prophet Jonas” — three days in the heart of the earth
How often the name appears
Jonah is named 17 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 7 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
2Kgs 14:25Jonah 1:1Jonah 1:3Jonah 1:5Jonah 1:7Jonah 1:15Jonah 2:1Jonah 2:2Jonah 2:11Jonah 3:1Jonah 3:3Jonah 3:4Jonah 4:1Jonah 4:5Jonah 4:6Jonah 4:8Jonah 4:9
Every mention — New Testament
Matt 12:39Matt 12:40Matt 12:41Matt 16:4Luke 11:29Luke 11:30Luke 11:32