n.
Pronunciation: ' ha-g ē - ˌ ī , ' ha- ˌ g ī
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew Ḥ aggai
Date: 14th century
1 : a Hebrew prophet who flourished about 500 B.C. and who advocated that the Temple in Jerusalem be rebuilt
2 : a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures ― see BIBLE table