A temple servant who returned from Babylonian exile.
Hakupha
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:51.
חֲקוּפָאHakupha
The name means “a commandment of the mouth.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Hakupha Written by AI
Hakupha is mentioned in Ezra 2:51 and Nehemiah 7:53 as one of the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. They were not of Israelite descent but were likely descendants of the Gibeonites who had been assigned by Joshua to serve in the tabernacle (Joshua 9:27). Hakupha and the other temple servants are listed among those who returned to help rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:51
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
- Nehemiah 7:53
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.