Barnabas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑɹnəbəs/ /ˈbɑːnəbəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Barnabas.wav

Word forms

Barnabas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”).

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