# Habakkuk

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /həˈbæk.ək/ · frequency rank #91,588

## Definitions
1. A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
2. A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq). The name perhaps comes from חָבַק (ḥāḇaq, “embrace”), or perhaps from Akkadian 𒄩𒄠𒁀𒄣𒄣 (ḫambaqūqu [ḫa-am-ba-qu-qu], “garden herb”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/habakkuk