Hephzibah

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Hephzibah, Hepzibah or Ebsibah (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛpzɪbə/ or /ˈhɛfzɪbə/; Hebrew: חֶפְצִי־בָהּ, Modern [ẖeftsivá] Error: {{Transl}}: unrecognized transliteration standard: (help), Tiberian ḥep̄ṣî-ḇāh ; my delight is in her) is a figure in the Second Book of Kings in the Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, King of Judah, and the mother of Manasseh. She is in 2 Kings 21:1. "Hephzibah" is also a symbolic name for Zion once it has been restored to the favor of Yahweh in Isaiah 62:4.[1]

References

  1. BibleGateway.com, All the Women of the Bible, Hephzibah. Accessed 2014-04-01.

See also