Habakkuk, whose name appears to mean "Embraced"—that is, it is typically concluded, by God—may have served as part of the temple music service at the time of his writing (see Habakkuk 3:19). The inscription in the Greek Septuagint to Bel and the Dragon, an apocryphal book in which Habakkuk is mentioned, says he was a Levite, which would fit with such musical service (Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's Commentary, introductory notes on Habakkuk).
Beyond Today Bible Commentary: Habakkuk
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Habakkuk, whose name appears to mean "Embraced"—that is, it is typically concluded, by God—may have served as part of the temple music service at the time of his writing (see Habakkuk 3:19). The inscription in the Greek Septuagint to Bel and the Dragon, an apocryphal book in which Habakkuk is mentioned, says he was a Levite, which would fit with such musical service (Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's Commentary, introductory notes on Habakkuk).
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Habakkuk 1-2
Habakkuk 3