חֲבַקּוּק

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H2265

Transliteration: Chăbaqqûwq

Pronunciation: khab-ak-kook'

Definition: Habakkuk

Original: חבקּוּק

Transliteration: chăbaqqûq

Phonetic: khab-ak-kook'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: by reduplication from H2263" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2263

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine