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  • proper noun A member of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.

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Back-formation from Habs.

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Examples

  • The same phrase occurs in Hab 2: 17, where the "land" and

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • The mountains -- repetition with increased emphasis of some of the tremendous phenomena mentioned in Hab 3: 6. overflowing of the water passed by -- namely, of the Red Sea; and again, of the Jordan.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • But here the "land" and "city" are used of Judea and Jerusalem: not of the earth and cities generally, as in Hab 2: 8. the violence of the land, &c. -- that is, inflicted on the land by thee.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • Arabian Gulf, or Red Sea, are meant; for in Hab 3: 6 God's everlasting or ancient ways of delivering His people are mentioned; and in Hab 3: 8, the dividing of the Red Sea for them.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • As the current worldwide stresses and strains of human and natural disasters may remind one of Habakkuk’s complaint in Hab. 1: 2-4, might we pray for and reach out to the least-reached peoples of the world in expectation of the Lord’s answer: Look at the nations and watch – and be utterly amazed.

    The Harvest Linked Prayer Strategy Group 2006

  • Fire & Ice] • The media loves them some "Hab" puns in their headlines.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • It was exciting and a lot of fun, but when the MDRS came in sight at the end of that trip I must confess I said to myself "Hab, sweet hab!"

    MDRS-88 sol 4: Mr. Fix-It 2010

  • However as we refined the requirements it appeared we needed four sided workstations with two working visual axes. and there were to be two of these workstations - one on the forward end of the 'racetrack' formed of the US Lab, US Hab and 4 nodes, and one on the aft.

    Name Node 3 - NASA Watch 2009

  • However the Cupola as it appears and ultimately was designed could not be developed until we first established the common module (US Hab and US Lab) and Node configuration.

    Name Node 3 - NASA Watch 2009

  • Hab 2: 15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

    Protecting Our Daughters 2009

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