Topic
Hephzibah
2 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Kings 21:1Easton · Smith · ISBE
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah.
- Isaiah 62:4Easton · Smith · ISBE
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
My delight is in her. (1.) The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).
(2.) A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord’s favour toward her (Isa. 62:4).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- A name signifying "my delight in her ," which is to be borne by the restored Jerusalem. (Isaiah 62:4)
- The queen of King Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. (2 Kings 21:1) (B.C. 709-696.)
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.