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Haggi
Haggi
חַגִּי chag.gi
Haggi (Hebrew: חַגִּי, chag.gi) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Haggi
son of Gad
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:16 |
| Last appears | Numbers 26:15 |
| Cross-references | 21 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ziphion attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Arod attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Eri attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ezbon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Shuni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ziphion co-occurrence Appears with Ziphion in Genesis 46.
- Shuni co-occurrence Appears with Shuni in Genesis 46.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692)
§ Haggi = "festive"
1) second son of Gad
adj
2) descendants of Haggi, a Gadite
Haggi was a son of Gad and a grandson of Jacob, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis and Numbers.
The biblical story
Haggi is mentioned in Gen.46.16 and Num.26.15 as one of the sons of Gad, who was one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). In the genealogy of Jacob's descendants who went to Egypt during the famine, Haggi is listed among the sons of Gad. The descendants of Haggi are referred to as the Haggites in Num.26.15, where they are counted as part of the tribe of Gad in the census taken in the wilderness.
Key verses
Haggi appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 46:16 -
The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
Numbers 26:15
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 46:16
Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:15