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

Scholars think he is the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk.

From New York Times

Perhaps that misreading led to the otherwise unfounded belief that Habakkuk is the work’s subject.

From The New Yorker

The fragment first quotes from Habakkuk : . . . in order that he may look on their feast .

From Time Magazine Archive

The short Book of Habakkuk is beautifully written.

From The New Yorker

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

From New York Times