חבקוק

See also: חבקו״ק‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly comes from חָבַק‎ (ḥāḇaq, “embrace”), from the root ח־ב־ק‎ (“embrace”) or perhaps from Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒁀𒄣𒄣 (ḫambaqūqu [ḫa-am-ba-qu-qu], “garden herb”).

Proper noun

חֲבַקּוּק • (khavakúk) m

  1. Habakkuk: a Jewish prophet of the First Temple period, of whom little is known.
    • Habakkuk 1:1:
      הַמַּשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר חָזָה חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא׃‎
      hamasá ashér khazá khavakúk hanaví.
      The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.[1]
    • Habakkuk 3:1:
      תְּפִלָּה לַחֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא עַל שִׁגְיֹנוֹת׃‎
      t'filá lakhavakúk hanaví ál shigyonót.
      A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.[1]
  2. Habakkuk: a book of the Bible containing his writings, part of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
  3. (rare) A male given name.

References
  1. Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611.

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