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Nekoda

painted; inconstant

נְקוֹדָא ne.qo.da

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Nekoda (Hebrew: נְקוֹדָא, ne.qo.da) means “painted; inconstant”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a foreigner. In 2025 it was given to 10 children in the United States. Use is falling away. Appears with Delaiah in Nehemiah 7.

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Which Nekoda?

Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.

  1. Nekoda

    Return · tribe of Levi · foreigner · 4 verses

  2. Nekoda

    Return · priest · 2 verses

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 27.3 · rank 1,163
US usage today rank 7,679 · 10 births in 2025
1983 — 2025 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
4 across 2 books
Bearers
2 distinct people in scripture
Testament
Old
Era
Return
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2025 10 Falling
All-time total250 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 20 in 2013 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph4 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsEzra 2:48
Last appearsNehemiah 7:62
Cross-references5 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Tobiah co-occurrence Appears with Tobiah in Nehemiah 7.
  • Rezin co-occurrence Appears with Rezin in Ezra 2.
  • Delaiah co-occurrence Appears with Delaiah in Nehemiah 7.
  • Reaiah co-occurrence Appears with Reaiah in Nehemiah 7.
  • Gazzam co-occurrence Appears with Gazzam in Ezra 2.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H5353G
Hebrew נְקוֹדָא
Transliteration ne.qo.da

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.48
§ Nekoda = "distinguished"
1) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel
2) head of a family of exiles who were from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer and who could not identify their father's house or their genealogy being of Israel and who returned with Zerubbabel

The descendants of Nekoda were among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity.

The biblical story

Nekoda is mentioned in Ezr.2.48 and Neh.7.50 as one of the families of temple servants (also known as Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of individuals who assisted the Levites in the maintenance and operation of the temple.

According to the lists of returnees in both Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Nekoda were among those who journeyed back to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel, following the decree of King Cyrus of Persia, which allowed the Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild the temple (Ezr.1.1-4).

Key verses

Nekoda appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

    Ezra 2:48

  2. The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

    Nehemiah 7:50
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Ezra (1)

  • Ezra 2:48

Nehemiah (1)

  • Nehemiah 7:50