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Matthew 12:40 (TNIV)

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40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 40) How many nights was Jesus in the grave? The Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth

Definition(s):
Jonah (Joh-na): or Jonas, a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer