Haggai (Person) — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Prophet whose book is the 10th in a series of 12 brief prophetic books concluding the OT. Haggai’s name probably came from a word for “festival.” We have no information concerning his family or social background. He is referred to merely as Haggai the prophet (Hg 1:1; Ezr 5:1; 6:14). His place in the postexilic community seems to have been a conspicuous one, and according to Jewish tradition, he was known as a prophet in Babylon during the exile. The major concern of his prophetic ministry was to encourage the people to rebuild the temple, which had been destroyed during the earlier years of the exile.

Show passage in OET: HAG 1:1

OET-RV HAG 1:1

1 In Dareyavesh’s (Darius’) second year as king of Paras (Persia), on the 1st of the sixth month, the prophet Hagay brought Yahweh’s message to the governor of Yehudah (Judah), Zerubavel (Shealtiyel’s son), and to the high priest, Yehoshua (Joshua) (Yehotsadak’s son), telling them that

OET-LV HAG 1:1

1 In_year two of_Dārəyāvesh the_king in_month the_sixth in/on_day one of_month the _message _of YHWH it _came by_the _hand _of Ḩaggay the_prophet to Zərubāⱱel the _son _of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl the _governor _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_near/to Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the _son _of Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak) the_priest/officer (the)_great to_say.

Show passage in OET: EZR 5:1

OET-RV EZR 5:1

5 Then the prophet Hagay and Ido’s son Zekaryah (Zechariah) prophesied to the Yehudim (Jews) in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) and across Yehudah (Judah) in the name of Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god who they served.

OET-LV EZR 5:1

5 And_he _prophesied Ḩaggay mmm and_Zəkar^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō mmm to the_Yəhūdī who were_in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_in_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) in_the _name _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_was_over _them.

Show passage in OET: EZR 6:14

OET-RV EZR 6:14

14 So the Jewish elders continued building, and they were encouraged by the prophesying of the prophet Hagay and Ido’s son Zekaryah (Zechariah). As a result of the decrees of the Persian kings Koresh (Cyrus) , and Dareyavesh and Artahshashta (Artaxerxes), they were able to fulfil God’s decree to rebuild the temple.

OET-LV EZR 6:14

14 And_the _elders _of were_building and_prospering by_the _prophesying _of Ḩaggay mmm and_Zəkar^yāh the _son _of ˊIddō and_they _built and_they _finished according _to the _decree _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_according_to _the _decree _of Kōresh/(Cyrus/Kōresh/(Coresh/Cyrus)) and_Dārəyāvesh and_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the _king _of Pāraş.

Jump to OET HAG 1:1 section.

Jump to OET EZR 5:1 section.

Jump to OET EZR 6:14 section.