Definition of "Habakkuk"

Habakkuk

/həˈbæk.ək/

proper noun
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.
  Quotations
  The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4.
  1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444.
2. A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.
  Quotations
  Of Habakkuk's personal life nothing is known with certainty, though it has been inferred, from the fact that he is termed specifically 'the prophet,' that he held a recognized position as prophet […] , and belonged, consequently, to the tribe of Levi.
  1906, S. R. Driver, The Minor Prophets: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, The Century Bible, page 49
3. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  Quotations
  It would be Bowditch's last voyage. He had been lucky: a younger brother William died on a voyage to Trinidad in 1799, and an older brother Habakkuk drowned in Boston Harbor in 1800.
  2009, Jeff Suzuki, Mathematics in Historical Context, page 315