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 Chronicles 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45). (3.) A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AKKUB ak'-ub (`aqqubh, "pursuer"): (1) A son of Elioenai, a descendant of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:24). (2) A Levite porter on duty at the east gate of the second Temple (1 Chronicles 9:17).

Multi-Version Concordance Akkub (8 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 3:24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 9:17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 2:42 The children of the porters: 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. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 2:45 the children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 7:45 The porters: 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. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 11:19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)