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ḥefṣī-vāh חֶפְצִי־בָהּ ‘Hephzi-bah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥēfeṣ חֵ֫פֶץ ‘pleasure’ with suffixes
Roots: חפץ

ḥefṣī-vāh pr n f pers
Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her"
1) the queen of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh
2) a name for Jesusalem (fig.)

Mentioned in 2 Kings 21:1 Isaiah 62:4

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