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Haggai

American  
[hag-ee-ahy, hag-ahy] / ˈhæg iˌaɪ, ˈhæg aɪ /
Douay Bible, Aggeus

noun

  1. a Minor Prophet of the 6th century b.c.

  2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Hag.


Haggai British  
/ ˈhæɡeɪˌaɪ /

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet, whose oracles are usually dated between August and December of 520 bc

  2. the book in which these oracles are contained, chiefly concerned with the rebuilding of the Temple after the Exile

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The news came six days after Weinstein’s husband, Gad Haggai, was also pronounced dead.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2023

Ms. Haggai’s husband, Gadi Haggai, had also been listed as a hostage but the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum announced last week that he, too, was killed in the attacks.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2023

The latest disclosed death was that of a 73-year-old dual citizen of Israel and the United States, Gadi Haggai.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2023

Gadi Haggai, 73, was reportedly taken alongside his wife Judi near Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel on 7 October.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2023

At this time reigned Capys, the son of Epitus; and Haggai, Amos, Joel, and Azariah, were prophets in Israel.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

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