Lexical Definition

‎עַקּוּב‎ ʻAqqûwb (ak-koob') Akkub ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָקַב‎; insidious

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עַקּוּב‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5^B usually (Ι)ακουν[μ] A ᵐ5^L Ακ(κ)ουβ: —

1. descendant of David 1Chr 3:24.

2. heads of post-exilic families:
a. Ezra 2:42 = Neh 7:45.
b. Ezra 2:45 (si vera lectio).

3. Levites:
a. 1Chr 9:17.
b. Neh 8:7.
c. Neh 11:19; Neh 12:25.

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