Quick Definition
Habakkuk
Biblical Persons & Places
Habakkuk
Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hab.1.1;
only referred to as Habakkuk (חֲבַקּוּק).
Strong's Definition
Chabakkuk, the prophet
Derivation: by reduplication from H2263 (חָבַק); embrace;
KJV Usage: Habakkuk.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Habakkuk = "embrace"
1) a prophet of Israel who wrote the book by that name; probably lived about the 12th or 13th year of the reign of Josiah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חֲבַקּוּק (cha.vaq.quq) — Habakkuk. A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hab.1.1 § Habakkuk = "embrace" a prophet of Israel who wrote the book by that name; probably lived about the 12th or 13th year of the reign of Josiah
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲבַקּוּק n.pr.m. the prophet Habakkuk base