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Haggai

Haggai

1 9.9
A Hebrew prophet from the 500s BC who tells the people of Judah to rebuild the Temple
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhæɡaɪ/
: Hageo
  • And as we know, the temple is rebuilt as Haggai promised.
  • Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
  • Haggai, Zechariah

Examples

  • In the Book of Haggai, the prophet delivers messages from God regarding the importance of rebuilding the temple.

  • - Malachi, Zechariah, Haggai and...

    White Men Can't Jump (1992)

  • Haggai 2:5

    Blog text (27)

  • And in Haggai how "I struck all the work of your hands with blight, mildew, and hail, yet you did not turn to me."

    Blog text (28)

  • (See Haggai 2:10-14).

    Blog text (16)

  • The prophet Haggai encouraged the people of Judah to rebuild the temple after their return from exile.

  • According to Haggai, the glory of the new temple would surpass that of the former temple.

Synonyms

Aggeus
vsHaggai
  • Literature
9.9

A Hebrew prophet who urged people to rebuild the Temple after exile

has the more common modern spelling used in most sources

Compounds

Book of Haggai
  • Literature
9.6

An Old Testament book with Haggai's messages about rebuilding the Temple

Surface Forms

Haggai main

Etymology

Haggai is a Hebrew name from the root chag which means 'festival' or 'feast', so the name can be seen as 'my festival'. That's why the prophet Haggai is remembered as a Hebrew religious figure linked to the Temple and its celebrations.