Aramaic: Pesher Habakkuk: "interpretation" or "solution" of Habakkuk.

Four & a half foot scroll [13 columns] found in cave 1 at Qumran interpreting the Hebrew prophet as envisioning the defeat of a "wicked priest" who "ruled over Israel" but defiled himself by amassing wealth, robbing "the poor" & persecuting an exiled "teacher of righteousness." Scholars generally see these references as veiled allusions to events linked to the founding of the sect that wrote the Dead Sea scrolls but debate the historical identity of the characters. The "wicked priest" is most often identified with a Hellenized Hasmonean ruler, especially Alexander Jannai. Soon after its discovery (1947) it was acquired by Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Other resources on line:

• Habakkuk Commentary. Images of 3 sections of the scroll [posted by Orion Center, at Hebrew U.]

• Pesharim. James Davila analyzes the literature & interpretation of Qumran scriptural commentaries for course on Dead Sea scrolls at St. Andrews U.

• The Habakkuk Pesher. Detailed description & analysis for college course [Taylor University College (Canada)].