Hephzibah
Hephzibah or Hepzibah (English: /ˈhɛfzɪbə/ or /ˈhɛpzɪbə/; Hebrew: חֶפְצִי־בָהּ, Modern: ḥefṣīva, Tiberian: ḥep̄ṣīḇā, my delight is in her) is a 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).
Biblical and rabbinic accounts
She is depicted in 2 Kings 21:1. According to rabbinic literature Isaiah was the maternal grandfather of Manasseh.[1]
Symbolic name
Hephzibah is also a symbolic name for Zion once it has been restored to the favor of Yahweh in Isaiah 62:4.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Hezekiah". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906.
- ^ BibleGateway.com, All the Women of the Bible, Hephzibah. Accessed 2014-04-01.
External links
The dictionary definition of Hephzibah at Wiktionary
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