meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2657 — katanoeo (“observe fully”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2657 חֶפצִּי בָּהּ is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chephtsiy bahh (khef-tsee'baw) n/p. 1. my delight (is) in her 2. Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Israel It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include name and delighteth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Chephtsiy bahh (khef-tsee'baw) n/p. 1. my delight (is) in her 2. Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Israel [from H2656 with suffixes] KJV: Hephzi-bah. Root(s): H2656
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Hephzibah
Usage: A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.21.1; married to Hezekiah (H2396); mother of: Manasseh (H4519H) § Hephzi-bah = "my delight is in her" 1) the queen of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh 2) a name for Jesusalem (fig.)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H2657, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2657.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2657, grouped by book.
Strong's H2657 is a Hebrew entry for H2657 חֶפצִּי בָּהּ. Chephtsiy bahh (khef-tsee'baw) n/p. 1. my delight (is) in her 2. Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Israel
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H2657 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2657 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name and delighteth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.