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Jonah

Hebrew · M

“dove”

Where it comes from

yonah (יוֹנָה), 'dove'

Also known as

Jonas (Greek and Latin form), Yunus (Arabic)

Fun Fact

The biblical Jonah was swallowed by a great fish after trying to flee a divine assignment, and the Book of Jonah is read aloud each year on Yom Kippur.

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