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HebrewH6126Proper Noun (Masculine)

עַקּוּב

aq.quv

8Occurrences
H6126Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Akkub, the name of five Israelites

from H6117 (עָקַב); insidious;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Elioenai (H0454B); brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) § Akkub = "insidious" 1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel 2) a head of a family returning from exile 3) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile 4) a Levite gatekeeper 5) a Levite who helped Ezra expound the law to the people 6) a Levite gatekeeper after the return from exile

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עַקּוּב appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
4
1 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 3:24BSB

The sons of Elioenai:Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

1 Chronicles 9:17BSB

These were the gatekeepers:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.Shallum was their chief;

Ezra 2:42BSB

The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum,the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon,the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita,and the descendants of Shobai,139 in all.

Ezra 2:45BSB

the descendants of Lebanah,the descendants of Hagabah,the descendants of Akkub,

Nehemiah 11:19BSB

And the gatekeepers:Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.