n.
Pronunciation: ' ha-b ə - ˌ k ə k, h ə - ' ba-k ə k
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew Ḥ ă bhaqq ū q
Date: 1621
1 : a Hebrew prophet of seventh century B.C. Judah who prophesied an imminent Chaldean invasion
2 : a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture ― see BIBLE table