The meaning of “נְקוֹדָא”
Understanding Nᵉqôwdâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of נָקֹד (in the figurative sense of marked); distinction Nekoda. - § Nekoda = "distinguished" - Nekoda, a Temp...
נְקוֹדָא
feminine of נָקֹד (in the figurative sense of marked); distinction Nekoda. - § Nekoda = "distinguished" - Nekoda, a Temple-servant 1) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel 2) head of a family of exiles who were from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer and who could not identify their father's house or their genealogy being of Israel and who returned with Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 2:48 | “The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,” Word: נְקוֹדָא (Nᵉqôwdâʼ) | |
| Ezra 2:60 | “The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.” Word: נְקוֹדָא (Nᵉqôwdâʼ) | |
| Nehemiah 7:50 | “The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,” Word: נְקוֹדָא (Nᵉqôwdâʼ) | |
| Nehemiah 7:62 | “The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.” Word: נְקוֹדָא (Nᵉqôwdâʼ) |