Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A Hebrew prophet of the late seventh century B.C.
- n. See Table at Bible.
Wiktionary
- n. A prophetic book Old Testament of the Bible; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
- n. A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
- n. rare A male given name of biblical origin.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a Hebrew minor prophet
- n. an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
Etymologies
- From Latin Habacuc, from Classical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (Ḥăḇaqqûq) a prophet of the Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. The name comes either from the Hebrew word חבק (khavak, "embrace") or else from an Akkadian word hambakuku for a kind of plant. (Wiktionary)
- Hebrew ḥăbaqqûq; perhaps akin to Akkadian ḫabbaququ, a type of plant.After Habakkuk. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“One more passage (of several such as Isaiah 66: 19 which speaks of those who “escape” being sent to the “nations” or “peoples”) which supports this interpretation is found in Habakkuk 1 and 2.”
“Absently, he asked, "Do you know the name Habakkuk?”
“She hesitated a moment, then asked, "Does the name Habakkuk mean anything to you?”
“We've all heard the name Habakkuk - no use pretending we haven't. ”
“Now, there was in Jewry a prophet called Habakkuk who made pottage and broken bread to take to the reapers in the field.”
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“More modern voices sing the John Wesley hymn to the tune "Habakkuk," by”
“Habakkuk. (3 pages) A dialogue between God and the prophet.”
1-line descriptions of the 73 books of the Bible (extracted from Wikipedia)
“Habakkuk 3: 2 Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds; O Lord.”
“They took heart from the Old Testament book of the prophet Habakkuk, who cried out, O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and thou wilt not hear?”
“In the Bible the book of Habakkuk. 2: 2 says to write the vision down make it plan.”
Tweets
Looking for tweets for Habakkuk.
steve
The Past is the Present
If external action is effete
and rhyme is outmoded,
I shall revert to you,
Habakkuk, as when in a Bible class
the teacher was speaking of unrhymed verse.
He said - and I think I repeat his exact words -
"Hebrew poetry is prose
with a sort of heightened consciousness." Ecstasy affords
the occasion and expediency determines the form.
Marianne Moore
Jul 10, 2010