Given name

Akkub

“lowest”·“cunning”·“insidious”

Akkub is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewעקוב

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Akkub means “lowest,” “cunning” or “insidious.”

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Where it comes from

Akkub is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun aqeb (עקב), “heel or rear.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Akkub appears in 1 Chronicles 3:24, 1 Chronicles 9:17, Nehemiah 8:7.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:24
  • 1 Chronicles 9:17
  • Nehemiah 8:7

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See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Akkub’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Akkub