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Lexicon :: Strong's H2657 - ḥep̄ṣî-ḇâ

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חֶפְצִי־בָהּ
Transliteration
ḥep̄ṣî-ḇâ
Pronunciation
khef-tsee'baw
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חֵפֶץ (H2656) with suffixes
Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חפצי-בה.

Strong’s Definitions

חֶפְצִי בָּהּ Chephtsîy bâhh, khef-tsee'baw; from H2656 with suffixes; my delight (is) in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine:—Hephzi-bah.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2657 in the following manner: Hephzibah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2657 in the following manner: Hephzibah (2x).
  1. Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"

    1. the queen of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh

    2. a name for Jesusalem (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶפְצִי בָּהּ Chephtsîy bâhh, khef-tsee'baw; from H2656 with suffixes; my delight (is) in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine:—Hephzi-bah.
STRONGS H2657: Abbreviations
חֶפְצִיבָֿהּ proper name, feminine (my delight is in her; compare Phoenician חפצבעל) —
1. mother of king Manasseh 2 Kings 21:1.
2. figurative name of Zion Isaiah 62:4, here explained by כִּי חפץ יהוה בָּךְ for Yahweh delighteth in thee.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

21:1

Isaiah

62:4

H2657

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2657 matches the Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (ḥep̄ṣî-ḇâ),
which occurs 4 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:1 - Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:4 - Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City”[fn]
or “The Desolate Land.”[fn]
Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight”[fn]
and “The Bride of God,”[fn]
for the LORD delights in you
and will claim you as his bride.
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