H2657: חֶפְצִי בָּהּ
Chephtsîy bâhh · pronounced khef-tsee'baw · “Hephzibah”
Definition
Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine
KJV translates it as: Hephzi-bah.
Word origin: from H2656 (חֵפֶץ) with suffixes; my delight (is) in her;
Extended definition
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.)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2657 is translated
- -bah ×2
- was hephzi- ×1
- hephzi- ×1
Bible verses with H2657 (Chephtsîy bâhh)
Chephtsîy bâhh appears in 2 verses.
- 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.
- 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.