Hephzibah
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Hephzibah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

My delight is in her.

(1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).

(2.) A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord's favour toward her (Isaiah 62:4).

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HEPHZIBAH

hef'-zi-ba (chephtsi-bhah, "my delight is in her"):

(1) Septuagint Hopseiba, Hapseiba, Hophsiba, the mother of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).

(2) The new name of Zion (Isaiah 62:4); Septuagint translates Thelema emon, "my delight."

Multi-Version Concordance

Hephzibah (2 Occurrences)

2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah. (WEB KJV ASV DBY NAS NIV)

Isaiah 62:4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for Yahweh delights in you, and your land shall be married. (WEB KJV NIV)




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