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(Hebrew Akkub', òִ÷ּåּá , a contracted form of Jacob; Sept. Á᾿êïýâ , sometimes Á᾿êêïýâ v. r. usually Á᾿êïýì ), the name of at least three men.
1. The head of one of the families of Nethinim that returned from Babylon
(Ezr_2:45), B.C. 536 or ante.
2. One of the Levitical gate-wardens of the Temple on the return with many of his family from the captivity (1Ch_9:17; Ezr_2:42; Neh_7:45; Neh_9:19; Neh_12:25); and probably one of those who expounded the law to the people (Neh_8:7), B.C. 536-440.
3. The fourth named of the seven sons of Elioenai or Esli, a descendant of David (1Ch_3:24), B.C. cir. 410.