- Original: Ἰωνᾶς - Transliteration: Ionas - Phonetic: ee-o-nas' - Definition: Jonah or Jonas = dove 1. the fifth minor prophet, the son of amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher and lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel 2. Jonas, the father of Peter - Origin: of hebrew origin H3124 - TDNT entry: 09:46,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H3124 ]; Jonas (that is Jonah) the name of two Israelites: - Jonas.