English Explanatory Dictionary

Hephzibah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used by Puritans in the 17th and 18th century.
  2. A town in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛpzɪbə/ /ˈhɛfzɪbə/

Word forms

Hephzibah Hepzibah

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (ḥep̄ṣî-ḇāh, “my delight is in her”).

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