Habakkuk

English

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Etymology

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

• (UK, US) IPA: /həˈbæk.ək/, /ˈhæb.ə.kʌk/

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Proper noun

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.

Translations

book of the Bible

• Bulgarian: Авакумъ
• Dutch: Habakuk
• French: Habacuc (fr)
• German: Habakuk
• Greek: Αββακούμ (el) (Ambakoúm)
• Italian: Habacuc (it) f
• Japanese: ハバクク書 (habakuku sho)
• Latin: Habacuc

• Maltese: Ktieb Ħabaqquq, Ktieb Ħabakkuk
• Norwegian: Habakuk (no)
• Romanian: Habacuc, Avacum
• Russian: Аввакум (ru) (Avvakum)
• Slovene: Habakuk
• Spanish: Habacuc
• Ukrainian: Абакум (uk) (Abakum), Авакум (uk) (Avakum)

male given name

• Polish: Bakum