A name from Scripture
Bartholomew
bar-THOL-oh-myoo
Meaning
Son of Talmai; Son of the furrow
Aramaic origin · Boy · First in Matthew
What it points to
Bartholomew is guileless faith — the transparent Israelite in whom Jesus found no deceit, the honest heart God delights in.
Verses · King James Version
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”
John 1:47
“Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican.”
Matthew 10:3