Habakkuk
the prophet (HAB 1:1)
Personmale2 verses
Names
- Habakkuk — חֲבַקּוּק chavaquq “garden plant” (H2265) · Αμβακουμ Ambakoum — Habakkuk 1:1
Dated events
- Habakkuk's time as prophet begins* — 3,353 AH · 609 BC (Ussher) — Habakkuk 1:6
- Habakkuk's time as prophet ends* — 3,376 AH · 586 BC
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Appearances
Topical references
- A prophet and poet who probably prophesied after the destruction of Nineveh — Habakkuk 1:1; Habakkuk 3:1
- His hymn of praise of the majesty of God — Habakkuk 3
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.