κήρυγμα [2 verses](noun sg neut nom/acc) "Preaching" is kêrugma, which means "proclamation", "announcement," and "that which is proclaimed by a herald. - - The word translated as "preaching" means "proclamation" or "announcement." Jonah actually didn't preach to Nineveh. He announced that God would destroy them if they didn't reform. Jonah was personally disappointed that Nineveh, Israel's enemy, listened to his warnings and changed their ways. Jonah was the herald, predicting God's wrath. Jonah was a flawed herald in the sense that he didn't want God to spare Nineveh even if they did reform. Jonah wanted God to judge people by who they were (enemies of Israel) rather than what they did (change their ways).