Akkub

Akkub - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(another form of Jacob). (1.) The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).

(2.) A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).

(3.) A descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:24).

ak'-ub (`aqqubh, "pursuer"):

(1) A son of Elioenai, a descendant of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:24).

(2) A Levite porter on duty at the east gate of the second Temple (1Ch 9:17).

1. A descendant of Zerubbabel and son of Elioenai. (1 Chronicles 3:24)
2. One of the porters or doorkeepers at the east gate of the temple. (B.C. 636-440.)
3. One of the Nethinim, whole family returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:45) (B.C. 536.)
4. A Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7)