Chephtsi bah חֶפְצִי־בָהּ
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| חֶפְצִי־בָהּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chephtsi bah |
| Strong's number | H2657 (H2657G, H2657H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Hephzibah |
| Occurrences | 4 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (1) |
Chephtsi bah (Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ, Strong's H2657) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Hephzibah”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
H2657G: Hephzibah
A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.21.1; married to Hezekiah (H2396);
mother of: Manasseh (H4519H)
§ Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"
1) the queen of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh
2) a name for Jesusalem (fig.)
mother of: Manasseh (H4519H)
§ Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"
1) the queen of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh
2) a name for Jesusalem (fig.)
H2657H: My Delight Is in Her
Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hephzi bah (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | was hephzibah (1), hephzibah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chephtsi bah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 21:1Manasseh 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.Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 62:4Thou 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.No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).