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Hephzibah

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

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 1863

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 (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

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

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