עַקּוּב
aq.quv
Akkub
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Akkub: A Hebrew Name in Biblical Context Akkub (עַקּוּב) appears five times in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun—specifically, a personal name rather than a common word with semantic meaning. The data provided does not indicate a translatable definition beyond the name itself, suggesting this is a designation for a particular individual or individuals bearing this name within the biblical text. The limited frequency of occurrences (five instances) indicates that Akkub was not a prominent or widely-referenced figure in biblical narrative. Rather than describing an action, quality, or object, this lemma functions purely as an identifier, similar to how modern names serve to distinguish specific people. Without access to the contexts of these five occurrences or genealogical information, the lexical data alone cannot clarify whether these references point to a single person named Akkub or multiple individuals sharing this name across different biblical periods. For readers seeking to understand this term, it is important to recognize that not all Hebrew words in the Bible are semantically rich or theologically significant. Proper names, while historically important for identifying biblical characters and genealogies, often lack the kind of definitional content that yields interpretive insight. Akkub remains a name embedded in specific biblical passages rather than a word with broader semantic or theological relevance to biblical language and meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
The children of the gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
Nehemiah 7:45The gatekeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai: one hundred thirty-eight.
Nehemiah 11:19Moreover the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.
Nehemiah 12:25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were gatekeepers keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.
1 Chronicles 9:17The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),