עַקּוּבʻAqqûwb

Akkub, the name of five Israelites

Pronunciation: ak-koob' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6126

Meanings

1. descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24)

2. heads of post-exilic families (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45; Ezra 2:45)

3. Levites (1 Chronicles 9:17; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 11:19)

Same root

עָקַבʻâqab · H6117to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

1 Chronicles 3:24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
1 Chronicles 9:17 The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
Ezra 2:42 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139
Ezra 2:45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
Nehemiah 7:45 The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138
Nehemiah 8:7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places.

See every passage

1 Chronicles 3:24, 9:17
Ezra 2:42, 2:45
Nehemiah 7:45, 8:7, 11:19, 12:25

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).