Hephzibah

English ,+, Georgia Alternative forms en Hepzibah Etymology From en hbo - he חֶפְצִי־בָהּ ḥep̄ṣî-ḇāh my delight is in her. Pronunciation given name en /ˈhɛpzɪbə/ /ˈhɛfzɪbə/ town in Georgia en /ˈhɛpzɪbə/ en Heph zi bah Proper noun en now rare en female Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used by Puritans in the 17th and 18th century. Isaiah 62 4 Thou shalt no more bee termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land, Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shalbe maried. 250 "My mother's name was Hephzibah," said Silas, "and my little sister was named after her." 7 "Well, anyhow," she chuckled, "you can be glad it isn't Hephzibah." "Hephzibah!" "Yes. Mrs White's name is that. Her husband calls her 'Hep', and she doesn't like it. She says when he calls out 'Hep - Hep!' she feels as if the next minute he was going to yell,'Hurrah!'" en town co/Richmond County s/Georgia c/USA.