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H2657G

חֶפְצִי־בָהּ

cheph.tsi bahN:N-F-P

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.)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֶפְצִיבָֿהּ proper name, feminine (my delight is in her; compare Phoenician חפצבעל) —

1. mother of king Manasseh 2Kgs 21:1.
2. figurative name of Zion Isa 62:4, here explained by כִּי חפץ יהוה בָּךְ for Yahweh delighteth in thee.

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