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    Habakkuk

    huh-BAK-uk

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Embrace; Wrestler
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Habakkuk appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Habakkuk — The prophets
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Habakkuk's name — 'embrace' — captures his journey from wrestling with God to embracing faith. His honest questioning produced the foundational truth that we live by faith, not by sight.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Habakkuk 2:4

      "Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."

    • Habakkuk 3:17-18

      "Although the fig tree shall not blossom... yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."

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