חבקוק

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חבקוק

/ħabaqˤˈqˤuːqˤ/
/ħavaqˈquːuq/
/χavaˈkuk/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

Habakkuk (a Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name) הַמַּשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר חָזָה חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא׃
Habakkuk (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). ellipsis of ספר חבקוק
rare a male given name, Habakkuk

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Habakkuk prophet

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"חבקוק." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חבקוק},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}