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Hephzibah

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(hehf' zih bah) Personal name meaning, “my delight is in her.” 1. In 2 Kings 21:1 , the mother of Manasseh, king of Judah. 2. In Isaiah 62:4 , it is used as a symbolic name for Jerusalem. When Jerusalem is restored, she will no longer be forsaken and desolate; she will be called Hephzibah, for God's delight will be in her.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hephzibah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​h/hephzibah.html. 1991.
 
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