2265. Chabaqquq

Lexicon

Chabaqquq: Habakkuk

Original Word: חֲבַקּוּק
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chabaqquwq
Pronunciation: khab-ak-kook'
Phonetic Spelling: (khab-ak-kook')
Definition: Habakkuk
Meaning: Chabakkuk

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Habakkuk

By reduplication from chabaq; embrace; Chabakkuk, the prophet -- Habakkuk.

see HEBREW chabaq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chabaq
Definition
a Heb. prophet
NASB Translation
Habakkuk (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֲבַקּוּק proper name, masculine the prophet Habakkuk Habakkuk 1:1; Habakkuk 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}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חבק (chabaq), meaning "to embrace" or "to clasp."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Habakkuk in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, transliterates the name as Ἀμβακοὺμ (Ambakoum).

Usage: This proper noun is used as the name of a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, specifically the author of the Book of Habakkuk.

Context: Habakkuk is recognized as one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. The Book of Habakkuk, attributed to him, is a short prophetic book consisting of three chapters. The historical context of Habakkuk's ministry is generally placed around the late 7th century BCE, during a time of significant turmoil and impending Babylonian invasion.

The book begins with Habakkuk's dialogue with God, expressing his distress over the rampant injustice and violence in Judah. He questions why God allows such evil to persist. God's response reveals that He will use the Babylonians as an instrument of judgment against Judah. However, this raises further questions for Habakkuk about the justice of using a more wicked nation to punish a less wicked one.

The central theme of the book is the struggle to understand God's ways and the call to live by faith. Habakkuk 2:4 is a key verse, stating, "Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith." This verse is foundational in both Jewish and Christian theology, emphasizing faith and trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty.

The book concludes with a prayer of Habakkuk, expressing his trust in God despite the coming hardships. Habakkuk 3:17-18 captures this sentiment: "Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!"

Forms and Transliterations

חֲבַקּ֖וּק חבקוק לַחֲבַקּ֣וּק לחבקוק chavakKuk ḥă·ḇaq·qūq ḥăḇaqqūq la·ḥă·ḇaq·qūq lachavakKuk laḥăḇaqqūq

Englishman's Concordance

Habakkuk 1:1
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַנָּבִֽיא׃
NAS: which Habakkuk the prophet
KJV: The burden which Habakkuk the prophet
INT: which saw Habakkuk the prophet

Habakkuk 3:1
HEB: תְּפִלָּ֖ה לַחֲבַקּ֣וּק הַנָּבִ֑יא עַ֖ל
NAS: A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet,
KJV: A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet
INT: A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet according

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2265
2 Occurrences

ḥă·ḇaq·qūq — 1 Occ.
la·ḥă·ḇaq·qūq — 1 Occ.