Strong H2292H2292Bחַגַּי
Haggai
One of the 2 senses of Strong H2292
- Transliteration
- chaggay
- Pronunciation
- khag-gah'ee
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1
Aramaic of chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" H2292A)
Aramaic of chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" H2292A)
Meaning of the name
Haggai = "festive"
General definition
From H2282; festive;
{Chaggai} a Hebrew prophet: - Haggai.
{Chaggai} a Hebrew prophet: - Haggai.
In the biblical story
Haggai
A prophet who encouraged the rebuilding of the temple.
Haggai, a prophet during the post-exilic period, urged the people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
In the Bible
Strong H2292B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- haggai2
First verses
- Ezra 5:1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
- Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.