חֶפְצִי בָּהּ

Strong’s Definition

Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H2656 (חֵפֶץ) with suffixes; my delight (is) in her;

KJV Usage

Hephzi-bah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the queen of king hezekiah and mother of manasseh
• 2.a name for jesusalem (figuratively)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chephtsîy bâhh; Pronunciation: khef-tsee'baw