Habakkuk

== English == === Alternative forms === Hab. (abbreviation) Habacuc (rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq). The name perhaps comes from חָבַק (ḥāḇaq, “embrace”), or perhaps from Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒁀𒄣𒄣 (ḫambaqūqu [ḫa-am-ba-qu-qu], “garden herb”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /həˈbæk.ək/, /ˈhæb.ə.kʊk/, /ˈhæb.ə.kək/ , === Proper noun === Habakkuk (biblical) A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh. 1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444. The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4. (biblical) A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====