Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Habakkuk

HABAKKUK

GENDER: Masculine

OTHER SCRIPTS: חֲבַקּוּק (Ancient Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: HAB-ə-kək (English), hə-BAK-ək (English) [key]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name חֲבַקּוּק (Chavaqquq) meaning "embrace". This is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament.

Related Names

OTHER LANGUAGES: Ambakoum (Biblical Greek), Chavaqquq (Biblical Hebrew), Abacuc, Habacuc (Biblical Latin)

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