Haggai
חַגַּיStrong’s H2292chaggay (chag-gay)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chaggay is the Aramaic word usually translated “haggai”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then 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.”
Meaning
- 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity
- Son of Gad
- A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1
How it's translated
- haggai 11
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Haggai 9
- Ezra 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- Haggai 1:1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
- Haggai 1:3Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
- Haggai 1:12Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
- Haggai 1:13Then spake Haggai the LORD’s messenger in the LORD’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
- Haggai 2:1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
Aramaic dictionary
חַגַּי chaggay · Haggai
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1 Also named: chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" H2292B) § Haggai = "festive" 1) 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity 2) son of Gad
חַגַּי chaggay · Haggai
A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1 Aramaic of chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" H2292A) § Haggai = "festive" 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity (in Aramaic writings)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.