Habakkuk

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Habacuc, from Classical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (chavakúk, Habakkuk). The name comes either from the Hebrew word חבק (khavák, embrace) or else from an Akkadian word  (hambakuku) for a kind of plant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA: /həˈbæk.ək/, /ˈhæb.ə.kʌk/
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Proper noun[edit]

Habakkuk

  1. A prophetic book Old Testament of the Bible; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
  2. A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
  3. (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.

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