A name from Scripture
Jonah
JO-nuh
Meaning
Dove
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Jonah
What it points to
Jonah's name — 'dove' — represents the peace that comes through obedience. His story teaches that we cannot outrun God's call, and that divine mercy extends even to those we consider enemies.
Verses · King James Version
“And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.”
Jonah 2:10
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Matthew 12:40