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Nekoda
NEKODA (nē-kō'da). The head of a family of temple servants (kjv Nethinim) who could not prove their Israelite descent at the return from Babylon (
NEKODA, nĭ kō’ də (נְקוֹדָ֖א). 1. Eponym of a family of Nethinim who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity (
2. Eponym of a family of returned exiles who were unable to prove their Israelite descent (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
(neqodha’):
(1) Head of a family of Nethinim (
(2) Head of a family which failed to prove its Israelite descent (