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נְקוֹדָא

𐤍𐤒𐤅𐤃𐤀

Neqoda

H5353 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נקד to mark, to spot, to distinguish

Definition

Proper name designating a clan or family group, notably associated with returnee Temple-servants following the Babylonian exile; the name possibly carries the connotation of 'marked, distinguished.'

Semantic Range

proper name for a family or clan; marked or distinguished group (figurative); used exclusively as the name 'Nekoda' in returnee lists

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נקד (nqd), meaning 'to mark, spot, set apart by marking.' The form נְקוֹדָא (Nᵉqôwdâʼ) is a feminine proper noun, likely reflecting the clan's foundation from an ancestral figure or the characteristic of being 'marked' or 'distinguished.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

נְקוֹדָא refers exclusively in biblical texts to a family or clan name, appearing notably in Ezra 2:48, Nehemiah 7:50 (among the Nethinim—Temple servants returning from exile), and Nehemiah 10:15 (a signatory to the covenant). The clan's precise ethnic or ancestral background is not stated, but they are listed among Temple servants rather than among priestly or Israelite lay families, and later tradition sometimes associates these names with non-Israelite or foreign origins. English versions often render the term as 'Nekoda,' a personal or family name, but the formal meaning draws on the root describing something marked or distinguished. The name does not correspond to an ethnic or religious designation in the biblical period, nor does it imply later Jewish or Judean identity as understood in later historical contexts. There is no evidence of continued usage outside the post-exilic returnee lists; its specific significance as a proper name likely narrowed over time to simply reference this group.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of נָקֹד (in the figurative sense of marked); distinction; Nekoda, a Temple-servant; Nekoda.

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Root Family

נקד (n-q-d) — to mark, to spot, to distinguish

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4719 מַקֵּדָה in Makkedah
H5348 נָקֹד the spot-marked ones
H5349 נֹקֵד flock-marker
H5350 נִקֻּד pricked biscuits
H5351 נְקֻדָּה spots of

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5353-01 נְקוֹדָ֖א neqoda HNp Nekoda Marked-One 4

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5353-01 Ezra 2:48 נְקוֹדָ֖א neqoda HNp Nekoda Marked-One
H5353-01 Ezra 2:60 נְקוֹדָ֑א neqoda HNp Nekoda Marked-One
H5353-01 Nehemiah 7:50 נְקוֹדָֽא neqoda HNp Nekoda Marked-One
H5353-01 Nehemiah 7:62 נְקוֹדָ֑א neqoda HNp Nekoda Marked-One
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