{"def":{"lit":"son of rest","short":"son of Nabas (i.e., prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite","long":["the surname of Joses or Joseph, a Levite, a native of Cyprus"]},"deriv":"of Chaldee origin (H1247 and H5029)","pronun":{"ipa":"βɑrˈnɑ.βɑs","ipa_mod":"vɑrˈnɑ.vɑs","sbl":"barnabas","dic":"vahr-NA-vahs","dic_mod":"vahr-NA-vahs"},"see":["H1247","H5029"],"comment":"He was a distinguished Christian teacher and companion and colleague of Paul."}