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.

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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

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Example Sentences

Other hostages recently confirmed to have died include Gadi Haggai, Ron Scherman, Nik Beizer, Tal Chaimi, an Israeli-Romanian citizen aged 41, Joshua Mollel, a 19-year-old Tanzanian student, 27-year-old Eden Zecharya, and 36-year-old Ziv Dado.

From BBC • May 18, 2024

But six days ago, the kibbutz announced that Haggai was killed Oct.

From Seattle 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, a 73-year-old man taken hostage in the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, is now believed to have died in the Oct.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Knox "improved" the occasion by preaching from the cathedral pulpit a series of expository sermons on the prophecies of Haggai, with special application to the circumstances of the country at the time.

From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)