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. (biblical) Habakkuk (a Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name)
   • Habakkuk 1:1:

     הַמַּשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר חָזָה חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא׃

     hamasá ashér khazá khavakúk hanaví.

     The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

   • Habakkuk 3:1:

     תְּפִלָּה לַחֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא עַל שִׁגְיֹנוֹת׃

     t'filá lakhavakúk hanaví ál shigyonót.

     A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

2. (biblical) 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.
3. (rare) a male given name, Habakkuk

Further reading

• חבקוק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• חבקוק (פירושונים) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he