Habakkuk
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Habakkuk
- /həˈbæk.ək/ UK, US
- /ˈhæb.ə.kʊk/ UK, US
- /ˈhæb.ə.kək/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq). The name perhaps comes from חָבַק (ḥāḇaq, “embrace”), or perhaps from Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒁀𒄣𒄣 (ḫambaqūqu [ḫa-am-ba-qu-qu], “garden herb”).
proper noun Hab. · Habakuk · Habacuc
- A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh. 1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444. The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4.
- A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name. Of Habakkuk's personal life nothing is known with certainty, though it has been inferred, from the fact that he is termed specifically 'the prophet,' that he held a recognized position as prophet[…], and belonged, consequently, to the tribe of Levi.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. It would be Bowditch's last voyage. He had been lucky: a younger brother William died on a voyage to Trinidad in 1799, and an older brother Habakkuk drowned in Boston Harbor in 1800.
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name book of the Bible
| Español | Habacuc, Habacuque |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ハバクク書 Habakuku sho |
| 中文 | 哈巴谷書 /哈巴谷书 Hābāgǔshū |
| हिन्दी | हबक्क़ूक़ habakqūq |
| Kiswahili | Habakuki |
| Português | Habacuque, Habacuc |
| Français | Habacuc, Habaquq |
| Deutsch | Habakuk |
| Italiano | Habacuc, Abacuc, Abacucco |
| Ελληνικά | Αββακούμ Avvakoúm |
| Română | Habacuc, Avacum |
| Русский | книга пророка Аввакума kniga proroka Avvakuma |
| العربية | حَبَقُّوق ḥabaqqūq |
| עברית | סֵפֶר חֲבַקּוּק séfer Ḥavaqúq |
Talk about this word "Habakkuk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/habakkuk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Habakkuk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/habakkuk "Habakkuk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/habakkuk.Cite this
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title = {Habakkuk},
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year = {2026},
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