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
- Habakkuk: a Jewish prophet of the First Temple period, of whom little is known.
- Habakkuk: a book of the Bible containing his writings, part of the Twelve Minor Prophets (Trei Asar). Ellipsis of ספר חבקוק.
- (rare) a male given name
References
- The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC.
Further reading
- חבקוק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
- חבקוק (פירושונים) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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