Hephzibah

[ hef-zuh-buh, -suh- ]

/ ˈhɛf zə bə, -sə- /

the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.

a name applied to Jerusalem, possibly as denoting its prophesied restoration to the Jews after the Captivity. Isa. 62:4. Compare Beulah(def 1).

Also Hep·si·ba

[hep-suh-buh] /ˈhɛp sə bə/. a female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for hephzibah

The Swiss soon found out that in Hephzibah he was dealing with a truthful girl; for the tale, though oft repeated, never varied.

The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) |Charles James Wills
They were strange and wonderful and funny to Hephzibah and me.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug |Joseph C. Lincoln
The Church may now be called Hephzibah, and her land, Beulah.

Sketches of the Covenanters |J. C. McFeeters
But worst of all, Hephzibah Wallis distinctly sulked; no other word will express the condition of that love-lorn maid.

The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) |Charles James Wills

The only mail matter in our box was a letter addressed to Hephzibah.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug |Joseph C. Lincoln