Citations:Habakkuk

Proper noun: book in the Old Testament

 * 1860, E. B. Pusey, The Minor Prophets with a Commentary, page 397.
 * Prophecy in Habakkuk, full as it is, is almost subordinate.
 * 1956, William A. Irwin, "The mythological background of Habakkuk, chapter 3", Journal of Near Eastern Studies 15 (1): 47–50.
 * this third chapter of Habakkuk is an adaptation of Enuma Elish embellished slightly with Canaanite conceptions
 * 1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444.
 * The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4.

Proper noun: Jewish prophet of the Old Testament

 * 1860, E. B. Pusey, The Minor Prophets with a Commentary, page 397.
 * Habakkuk is eminently the prophet of reverential, awe-filled faith.
 * 1906, S. R. Driver, The Minor Prophets: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, page 49. The Century Bible.
 * 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.
 * 2001, Francis I. Andersen, Habakkuk, page 92. The Anchor Bible.
 * Habakkuk was probably a contemporary of Jeremiah, along with Nahum, Zephaniah, Obadiah, and Ezekiel.

Proper noun: (rare) male given name

 * 1893, Walter Scott, Old Mortality, volume II, chapter 1
 * "Peace, brother Habakkuk," said Macbriar, in a soothing tone, to the speaker.
 * 2002, Lorinda B. R. Goodwin, An Archaeology of Manners: The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts, page 69. Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology.
 * Described as one of the most important shipping men in Salem by the end of the seventeenth century, Captain Turner was business partners with his brother Habakkuk (Phillips 1933: 286).
 * 2009, Jeff Suzuki, Mathematics in Historical Context, page 315.
 * 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.