cha.vaq.quq identifies the prophet named in the headings of an oracle and a prayer.

The attested form functions as a proper name identifying the prophet in the heading of an oracle and in the heading of a prayer.

1. Name of the prophet in book headings · dominant

   In Habakkuk 1:1, the form is tagged Noun · Proper in the heading for an oracle; the APB renders, “The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.” In Habakkuk 3:1, the same proper-name use identifies the prophet in the heading of a prayer; the APB renders, “A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shiggaion.”

   Habakkuk 1:1Habakkuk 3:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Habakkuk the prophet” in both headings, once with an oracle and once with a prayer. These renderings confirm the verses' identification of the named figure rather than isolate every contribution of the form.