Habakkuk

American  

[huh-bak-uhk, hab-uh-kuhk, -kook] / həˈbæk ək, ˈhæb əˌkʌk, -ˌkʊk /

Douay Bible, Habacuc

noun

1. a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.

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

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Habakkuk British  

/ ˈhæbəkək /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet

2. the book containing his oracles and canticle

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Example Sentences

In a 2014 interview, he recalled being heartbroken at having to give away his two pet parakeets, Habakkuk and Zephaniah.

From New York Times

In the first section of the book, “The Descent Into Darkness,” they are from the Old Testament: verses of sorrow and darkness from Ecclesiastes, Habakkuk, Psalms and Leviticus.

From Washington Times

Habakkuk was arrested on charges of possessing a prohibited wild animal and drugs and weapons possession.

From Washington Times

There may have been just a shade of the sensational in the manner in which Dupont-Sommer originally propounded his thesis in connection with the Habakkuk Commentary.

From The New Yorker

Some scholars think he might be Habakkuk, who wondered aloud why God did not seem to answer suffering humanity's cries for help.

From Los Angeles Times