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
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲבַקּוּק
chăbaqqûq
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: by reduplication from H2263
Total KJV Occurrences: 2