Habakkuk

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts חֲבַקּוּק(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhæb.ə.kək/(English) /hə.ˈbæk.ək/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name חֲבַקּוּק (Ḥavaqquq), probably derived from the root חָבַק (ḥavaq) meaning "embrace" [1]. In the Old Testament this is one of the twelve minor prophets, the author of the Book of Habakkuk.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHabacuc(Biblical French) Ambakoum(Biblical Greek) Chavaqquq(Biblical Hebrew) Abacuc, Habacuc(Biblical Latin) Habacuc(Biblical Spanish)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   natural   wholesome   strong   rough   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

books of the Bible, minor prophets of the Old Testament, Orthodox saints

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h2263, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h2263.
Entry updated October 6, 2024