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Acipha

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Ἀκιβά , but most copies Ἀχιφά, for Heb. Chakupha חֲקוּפָא ), the head of one of the families of Nethinim (ίερύδουλοι ,"temple-servants") that returned from the captivity (1 Esdras 5:31); evidently the HAKUPHA (See HAKUPHA) (q.v.) of the parallel lists (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acipha'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/acipha.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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