חֶפְצִי בָּהּChephtsîy bâhh

proper name, feminine: my delight is in her

Pronunciation: khef-tsee'baw · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2657

Meanings

1. mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1)

2. name of Zion (Isaiah 62:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah.
  • Isaiah 62:4 Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City” or “The Desolate Land.” Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight” and “The Bride of God,” for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as his bride.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).