Akkub ~ ዓቁብ: The name “Akkub” means foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness / HBN, (1 ዜና 9፡17) ... [Related term(s):- Jacob]

The name ‘Akkub’ is derived from ‘Aqb’ (አቅብ) ፥ the root word is ‘Aqebe’ (አቀበ)፥The meaning is ‘to prevent, protect, or stop from going’ / Ibid.

A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon, “And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub...” (1 Chr 9:17)

Other people with the same name are: The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezr 2:45); A descendant of David (1 Chr 3:24)
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ዓቁብ ~Akkub: አቁብ፣ እቁብ፣ አቃቢ ፥ ጠበቀ፣ ከለከለ፣ አገደ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- ያቆብ፣ ያዕቆባ፣ ያዕቆብ]

‘አቀበ’ ከሚለው ግስ የተገኘ ስም ነው።

በዚህ ስም የሚታወቁ ሦስት ሰዎች አሉ።

1.                  ከዘረባቢሎን ወገን፣ የኤልዮዔናይ ልጅ፥ “የኤልዮዔናይም ልጆች ሆዳይዋ፥ ኤልያሴብ፥ ፌልያ፥ ዓቁብ፥ ዮሐናን፥ ... ሰባት ነበሩ።” (1 ዜና 3:24)

2.                  ከነብዩ ዕዝራ ጋር ከባቢሎን ከተመለሱ፣ የአጋባ ልጅ፥ (ዕዝ 2:45 ፣ 46)

3.                  ከምርኮ ተመልሰው በረኛ ከነበሩ፥ (1 ዜና 9:17) ፣ (ዕዝ 2:42፣ ነህ 7:45)