Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, biblical, from Hebrew Hephtzibah, literally "my delight is in her," from hephtzi "my delight" (from haphetz "to delight, to desire") + bah "in her."
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Housing Units (2000): 1570
Land area (2000): 19.362361 sq. miles (50.148282 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.060506 sq. miles (0.156710 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 19.422867 sq. miles (50.304992 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38040
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.304126 N, 82.097923 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30815
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Headwords:
Hephzibah
Wikipedia
Hephzibah, Hepzibah or Ebsibah ( or ; ) is a figure in the Books of Kings in the Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, King of Judah, and the mother of Manasseh. She is in .
Hephzibah is also a symbolic name for Zion once it has been restored to the favor of Yahweh in .
Hephzibah or Hepzibah is a figure in the Second Book of Kings in the Bible.
Hephzibah may also refer to:
Usage examples of "hephzibah".
In this she had the expert assistance of Miss Hephzibah Cardle, my lady’s own dresser, whose spinsterish form and acidulated countenance could have led no one to suppose that she combined a rare talent for turning her mistress out complete to the last feather with a jealous adoration of that singularly unappreciative lady.