Haggai

From Bible Encyclopedia

hag´a-ı̄, hag´ā̇-i (חגּי, ḥaggay, an adjective formed from חג, ḥagh, “feast”):

The word “Haggai” may mean “festal,” the prophet having been born perhaps on a festival day; compare the Roman name “Festus.” Hebrew proper names were sometimes formed in this manner, e.g. Barzillai, “a man of iron,” from barzel, “iron.” Haggai may, however, be a shortened form of Haggiah (1 Chronicles 6:30), meaning “festival of Yahweh,” as Mattenai is an abbreviation of Mattaniah (Ezra 10:33, Ezra 10:16). In Greek Ἁγγαῖος, Haggaı́os, in Latin, Aggaeus or Aggeus, sometimes Haggaeus. Haggai is the 10th in the order of the Twelve Prophets.

See Book Of Haggai.