qe.ri.ah denotes the message Jonah is commanded to proclaim to Nineveh.

The attested use names the message that Jonah is commanded to proclaim to Nineveh in Jonah 3:2.

1. Message appointed for proclamation · dominant

   In Jonah 3:2, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the command for Jonah to proclaim to Nineveh the message that is being spoken to him; the APB renders the clause “proclaim to it the proclamation that I am speaking to you.”

   Jonah 3:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jonah 3:2, the APB presents the noun within “the proclamation that I am speaking to you.” This wording confirms the clause's message of proclamation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.