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    Hephzibah

    HEF-zih-bah

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    My delight is in her
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Hephzibah (spelled Hephzi-bah in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including Isaiah 62:4.
    First appears in
    2 Kings — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hephzibah is no longer forsaken — the LORD's delight restored, desolation renamed, the beloved whose new name declares God's unfailing pleasure.
    King James verses
    • Isaiah 62:4

      "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."

    • 2 Kings 21:1

      "Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign... and his mother's name was Hephzibah."

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