Hephzibah

Hephzibah or Hepzibah (English: /ˈhɛfzɪbə/ or /ˈhɛpzɪbə/; Hebrew: חֶפְצִי־בָהּ‎, Modern: xeftsi-vah, Tiberian: ḥep̄ṣī-bāh, my delight is in her) is a minor figure in the Books of Kings in the Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, King of Judah (reigned c. 715 and 686 BCE), and the mother of Manasseh of Judah (reigned c. 687–643 BCE).

For other uses, see Hephzibah (disambiguation).

Biblical and rabbinic accounts

Hephzibah is depicted in 2 Kings 21:1. According to Rabbinic literature, Isaiah was the maternal grandfather of Manasseh.[1]

Symbolic name

The name Hephzibah is also used as a symbolic name for Zion following its restoration to the favor of Yahweh in Isaiah 62:4.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Hezekiah". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906.
  2. BibleGateway.com, All the Women of the Bible, Hephzibah. Accessed 2014-04-01.
  • The dictionary definition of Hephzibah at Wiktionary
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