Original: חֲבַקּוּק

Transliteration: Chăbaqqûwq

Phonetic: khab-ak-kook'

Short Definition: Habakkuk

Original: חבקּוּק

Transliteration: chăbaqqûq

Phonetic: khab-ak-kook'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: by reduplication from H2263

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H2263, H2264