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Habakkuk definition

Ha·bak·kuk (hab′ə kuk′, hə bak′ək)

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet of c. 7th cent.
  2. the book containing his prophecies: abbrev. Hab or Hb

Etymology: Heb Ḥabhaqqūq, prob. < ḥābaq, to embrace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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