Hephzibah
HephzibahorHepzibah(English:/ˈhɛfzɪbə/or/ˈhɛpzɪbə/;Hebrew:חֶפְצִי־בָהּ,romanized:Ḥep̄ṣi-ḇāh,lit. 'my delight (is) in her') is a minor figure in theBooks of Kingsin theHebrew Bible.She was the wife ofHezekiah,king of Judah(reignedc.715 and 686 BCE), and the mother ofManasseh of Judah(reignedc.687–643 BCE).
Biblical and rabbinic accounts
[edit]Hephzibah is depicted in2 Kings 21:1.According toRabbinic literature,Isaiahwas the maternal grandfather of Manasseh.[1]
Symbolic name
[edit]The name Hephzibah is also used as a symbolic name forZionfollowing its restoration to the favor ofYahwehinIsaiah 62:4.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Hezekiah".Jewish Encyclopedia.1906.
- ^BibleGateway, All the Women of the Bible,Hephzibah.Accessed 2014-04-01.
External links
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The dictionary definition ofHephzibahat Wiktionary
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