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Barnabas

A disciple of Jesus Christ, and companion of St. Paul in his labours. Barnabas is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “son of the prophet, or of consolation.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • concordance
  • STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

Key facts

Subject type
Person
Strong’s
G0921
Hebrew
בַּר · bar
Greek
Βαρνάβας · Barnabas
Name meaning
son of the prophet, or of consolation According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

G0921

Βαρνάβας · Barnabas

Glosses: Barnabas

Βαρναβᾶς, -α, ὁ (Aram. בַּר, son, as prefix to another word interpreted in Act. 4:36, τῆς παρακλήσεως, perh.

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

H1247

בַּר · bar

Glosses: [idiom] old, son.

a son, grandson, etc.

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1248

בַּר · bar

Glosses: son.

the heir (apparent to the throne)

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1249

בַּר · bar

Glosses: choice, clean, clear, pure.

beloved

also pure, empty

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1251

בַּר · bar

Glosses: field.

a field

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1257

בַּרְבֻּר · barbur

Glosses: fowl.

a fowl (as fattened on grain)

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1270

בַּרְזֶל · barzel

Glosses: (ax) head, iron.

iron (as cutting)

by extension, an iron implement

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1271

בַּרְזִלַּי · Barzillay

Glosses: Barzillai.

Barzillai, the name of three Israelites

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1273

בַּרְחֻמִי · Barchumîy

Glosses: Barhumite.

a Barchumite, or native of Bachurim

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1302

בַּרְקוֹס · Barqôwç

Glosses: Barkos.

Barkos, one of the Nethimim

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H1303

בַּרְקָן · barqân

Glosses: brier.

a thorn (perhaps as burning brightly)

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H6946

קָדֵשׁ · Qâdêsh

Glosses: Kadesh. Compare H6947 (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ).

Kadesh, a place in the Desert

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H6947

קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ · Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ

Glosses: Kadeshbarnea.

Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Barnabas

son of the prophet, or of consolation

Source: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · View data sources

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

BARNABAS

a disciple of Jesus Christ, and companion of St. Paul in his labours. He was a Levite, born in the isle of Cyprus.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

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Topical Bible

Naves Topical

BARNABAS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for BARNABAS.

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Barnabas

Meaning:
son of the prophet, or of consolation

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

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