Embrace, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets. Of his personal history we have no reliable information. He was probably a member of the Levitical choir. He was contemporary with Jeremiah and Zephaniah.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Habakkuk
Name meaninghe that embraces; a wrestler
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