Word Study · Strong's H2657 · Hebrew
חֶפְצִי בָּהּ
Chephtsi bahh
khef-tsee'baw
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chephtsîy bâhh
“Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Hephzi-bah.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- חֶפְצִי־2
- בָ֔הּ1
- בָֽהּ׃1
How it is rendered · 3
- -bah2
- [was] Hephzi-1
- Hephzi-1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpf · 2
- HNpl · 2
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Where this word lives
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2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 21:1חֶפְצִי־cheftzi-proper noun (a name)Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.here: [was] Hephzi-
- 2 Kings 21:1בָֽהּ׃vahproper noun (a name)Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.here: -bah
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 62:4חֶפְצִי־cheftzi-proper noun (a name)No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.here: Hephzi-
- Isaiah 62:4בָ֔הּvahproper noun (a name)No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.here: -bah