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חבקוק

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See also: חבקו״ק

Hebrew

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Etymology

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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

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חֲבַקּוּק (khavakúkm

  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.[1]
    • Habakkuk 3:1:
      תְּפִלָּה לַחֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא עַל שִׁגְיֹנוֹת׃
      t'filá lakhavakúk hanaví ál shigyonót.
      A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.[1]
  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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], 1611, →OCLC.

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