Hephzibah
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Easton's 1897
My delight is in her. (1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).
(2.) A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord’s favour toward her (Isa. 62:4).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1884
1. A name signifying "my delight in her ," which is to be borne by the restored Jerusalem. (Isaiah 62:4)
2. The queen of King Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. (2 Kings 21:1) (B.C. 709-696.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
hef'-zi-ba (chephtsi-bhah, "my delight is in her"):
(1) Septuagint Hopseiba, Hapseiba, Hophsiba, the mother of Manasseh (2Ki 21:1).
(2) The new name of Zion (Isa 62:4); Septuagint translates Thelema emon, "my delight."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain