Lexical Definition

‎חֲבַקּוּק‎ Chăbaqqûwq (khab-ak-kook') Habakkuk ^N:N-M-P
by reduplication from ‎חָבַק‎; embrace

Habakkuk.

• § Habakkuk = "embrace"
• Chabakkuk, the prophet

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

Extended Information

• A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hab.1.1

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲבַקּוּק‎ proper name, masculine the prophet Habakkuk Hab 1:1; Hab 3:1 ᵐ5 Ἀμβακουμ (Assyrian —amba‡û‡u is name of a plant, Dl^{HA 36, Pr 84}, so in Yemen (Schweinfurth) see Hom^{Aufsätze u. Abh. 1892, 27, 28}).

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Profile

Male • A prophet • A prophet who questioned God's justice.

Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Habakkuk, a prophet, wrote the book bearing his name, which records his dialogue with God about justice and faith.

• A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Hab.1.1;
• only referred to as Habakkuk חֲבַקּוּק.

Habakkuk was a prophet who lived in Judah, likely during the late 7th century BC, before the Babylonian exile. The book of Habakkuk, which bears his name, records a unique dialogue between the prophet and God. Habakkuk questioned God's justice, asking why evil seemed to go unpunished and the righteous suffered (Habakkuk 1:2-4). God responded by revealing His plan to use the Babylonians to punish Judah's wickedness (Habakkuk 1:5-11). Habakkuk then struggled with the idea of God using a wicked nation to punish His people (Habakkuk 1:12-2:1). God assured Habakkuk that the Babylonians would also face judgment for their sins, and that the righteous would live by faith (Habakkuk 2:2-20). The book concludes with a prayer of Habakkuk, in which he expresses his trust in God despite the difficult circumstances (Habakkuk 3:1-19). Habakkuk's message emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in God, even when His ways are difficult to understand.

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