1. Haggai - Noun
2. Haggai - Proper noun
a Hebrew minor prophet
an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
Source: WordNetAfter having been suspended for eighteen years, the work was resumed through the efforts of Haggai and Zechariah. Source: Internet
After the deaths of Haggai, Malachi, and the subject, the Holy Spirit left the people of Israel according to the Aggadah source,"Yoma, 96". Source: Internet
Date The Book of Haggai was written in 520 BCE some 18 years after Cyrus had conquered Babylon and issued a decree in 538 BCE allowing the captive Jews to return to Judea. Source: Internet
In the Book of Haggai, God refers to Zerubbabel as "my servant" as King David was, and says he will make him as a "signet ring," as King Jehoiachin was (Haggai 2:23; cf. Jer 22:24). Source: Internet
Haggai is commemorated with the other Minor prophets in the Calendar of saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on July 31. Haggai in Freemasonry In the Masonic degree of Holy Royal Arch Haggai is one of the Three Principals of the Chapter. Source: Internet
The books of Zechariah and Haggai were written during the lifetime of Ezra (see 5:1); perhaps this may explain the similarities in style. Source: Internet