Given name
Barsabbas
“man of the host”
Barsabbas is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “man of the host.”
Original GreekΒαρσαβας
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Barsabbas means “man of the host.”
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Where it comes from
Barsabbas is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun bar (בר), “son,” and the Hebrew verb saba' (צבא), “to be a collective.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Barsabbas appears in Acts 1:23, Acts 15:22.
- Acts 1:23
- Acts 15:22
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Barsabbas’s family of names
See also 15
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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