yo.nah names the prophet who receives divine messages, flees by ship, prays from the fish, and goes to Nineveh.

The attested use is a personal name identifying the prophet addressed by the LORD, involved in the sea crisis and prayer, sent to Nineveh, and responding to events concerning the city.

1. Personal name for the prophet in the narrative · dominant

   In Jonah 1:1, the form tagged Noun · Proper occurs in the clause where the word of the LORD comes to this individual. In Jonah 1:15, it marks the person whom the sailors pick up and throw into the sea; Jonah 2:1 places the same named person praying to the LORD from the fish, while Jonah 3:3 and Jonah 3:4 place him going to Nineveh and calling out its warning.

   Jonah 1:1Jonah 1:15Jonah 2:1Jonah 3:3Jonah 3:42 Kings 14:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name as “Jonah,” including clauses about flight, prayer, travel to Nineveh, anger, and distress. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than establish further lexical distinctions.