'Word' in the Bible

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying,

So Jonah went to Nineveh in accordance with the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk [about sixty miles in circumference].

When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance].