Strong H26572 sensesחֶפְצִי־בָהּ

Hephzibah · My Delight Is in Her

Transliteration
chephtsîy bâhh
Pronunciation
khef-tsee' baw

Meaning of the name

Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"

The 2 senses of Strong H2657

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2657 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. HephzibahH2657GThe mother of King Manasseh of Judah.Not in the KJV
  2. My Delight Is in HerH2657HThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsNot in the KJV

General definition

From H2656 with suffixes;
my delight (is) in her;
{Cheptsibah} a fanciful name for Palestine: - Hephzi-bah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • bah2

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 21:1
    Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi–bah.
  2. Isaiah 62:4
    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.