Bible Dictionary
Barkos
Barkos was the ancestor of a family of Nethinim who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian captivity.
Definition
Barkos was the ancestor of a family of Nethinim. His descendants returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the captivity.
Biblical Usage
The children or descendants of Barkos are listed among the Nethinim who returned from exile and took part in the restored community.
Historical Background
The name is possibly connected with the meaning “party-colored” or “painted,” though the supplied material marks this meaning as uncertain. The return is dated to the time of Zerubbabel.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Painter, (Ezra 2:53; Neh. 7:55). The father of some of the Nethinim.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(painted). “Children of Barkos” were among the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:53; Nehemiah 7:55) (B.C. 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bar'-kos (barqoc, "party-colored" (?) compare Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 68, note 2): The descendants of Barkos returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:53; Ne 7:55). Compare Barchus (1 Esdras 5:32).</p>