chag.gay identifies the prophet named alongside Zechariah in Ezra’s accounts of prophecy and building.

The attested form identifies a prophet: Ezra 5:1 places him with Zechariah in prophesying concerning the Judahites, and Ezra 6:14 associates his prophecy with the elders’ successful building.

1. Name of a prophet associated with prophecy · dominant

   In Ezra 5:1, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause about a prophet prophesying with Zechariah concerning the Judahites; the APB renders the verse, “And Haggai the prophet prophesied.” In Ezra 6:14, the same proper-noun form occurs in the phrase about the elders building and prospering through his and Zechariah’s prophecy; the APB renders “through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.”

   Ezra 5:1Ezra 6:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Haggai the prophet” in both verses, once in a statement of prophesying and once in a phrase concerning prophecy. The verse is read as a whole, but both clauses identify the same named prophet.