The meaning of “עַקּוּב”
Understanding ʻAqqûwb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Akkub. - § Akkub = "insidious" - Akkub, the name of five Israelites 1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Z...
עַקּוּב
Akkub. - § Akkub = "insidious" - Akkub, the name of five Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 9:17 | “And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;” Word: עַקּוּב (ʻAqqûwb) | |
| Ezra 2:45 | “The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,” Word: עַקּוּב (ʻAqqûwb) | |
| Nehemiah 11:19 | “Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.” Word: עַקּוּב (ʻAqqûwb) |