Lexical Definition
חַגַּי Chaggay (khag-gah'-ee) Haggai N:N-M-P
from חַג; festive
Haggai.
- § Haggai = "festive"
- Chaggai, a Hebrew prophet
1) 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity
Extended Information
- A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1
- Also named: chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" חַגַּי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חַגַּי proper name, masculine (festal; Phoenician חגי, חגת; Palmyrene חגגו VogNo. 61) — the prophet Haggai Hag 1:1; Hag 1:3; Hag 1:12; Hag 1:13; Hag 2:1; Hag 2:10; Hag 2:13; Hag 2:14; Hag 2:20; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14 ᵐ5 Ἀγγαῖος.
חַגַּי proper name, masculine prophet (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14. חַד, חֲדָה see אחד
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 5:1 · 6:14 |
| Haggai | 1:1 · 1:3 · 1:12 · 1:13 · 2:1 · 2:10 · 2:13 · 2:14 · 2:20 |
Profile
Male • Returned prophet • A prophet who encouraged the rebuilding of the temple.
Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return
Haggai, a prophet during the post-exilic period, urged the people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
- A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1;
- referred to as Haggai חַגַּי, or Haggai חַגַּי.
Haggai was a prophet who lived in Jerusalem during the post-exilic period, after the Jews had returned from Babylonian captivity. He is mentioned in the book bearing his name and in Ezra 5:1 and 6:14. Haggai, along with the prophet Zechariah, played a crucial role in encouraging the people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians. In the second year of King Darius of Persia, Haggai delivered a series of messages to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, and the high priest, Joshua, urging them to resume the work on the temple (Haggai 1:1, 3, 12). He confronted the people about their misplaced priorities, as they had focused on building their own houses while neglecting the house of God (Haggai 1:4, 9). Haggai's prophecies also included messages of hope, assuring the people that God would bless them and that the glory of the new temple would surpass that of the former (Haggai 2:9). As a result of Haggai's exhortations, the people obeyed, and the work on the temple resumed (Haggai 1:12-15). The temple was eventually completed in the sixth year of King Darius (Ezra 6:14-15).