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Hephzi-bah — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֶפְצִי בָּהּ

חֶפְצִי בָּהּ

Chephtsîy bâhh · pronounced khef-tsee'baw · Strong's H2657 · a woman

Hephzi-bah means my delight (is) in her.

Built from

חֵפֶץ chêphets (from, H2656) — pleasure open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2656 with suffixes; my delight (is) in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine.

First appearance

2Kgs 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hephzi-bah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah

2Kgs 21:1Isa 62:4

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