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חֶפְצִי בָּהּ H2657

H2657 is the Hebrew word חֶפְצִי בָּהּ, transliterated Chephtsîy bâhh and said khef-tsee'baw. The King James Version most often renders it hephzibah.

Word: חֶפְצִי בָּהּTransliteration: Chephtsîy bâhhSaid: khef-tsee'bawLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine.

Where it comes from

from H2656 (חֵפֶץ) with suffixes; my delight (is) in her.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hephzibah 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: Hephzi-bah.

Verses using חֶפְצִי בָּהּ

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

2 Kings 21:1 · KJV

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzibah.

Isaiah 62:4 · KJV

Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2657 mean?

H2657 is the Hebrew word חֶפְצִי בָּהּ (Chephtsîy bâhh), meaning Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine.

How is H2657 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hephzibah (2 times).

How many times does H2657 appear in the Bible?

חֶפְצִי בָּהּ (Chephtsîy bâhh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2657 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2656 (חֵפֶץ) with suffixes; my delight (is) in her.

Nearby entries

H2654 · חָפֵץ — properly, to incline to; by implication…H2655 · חָפֵץ — pleased with H2656 · חֵפֶץ — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire…H2658 · חָפַר — properly, to pry into; by implication, to…H2659 · חָפֵר — to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed…H2660 · חֵפֶר — Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the…

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