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(Heb. Chephtsi-bah', çֶôְöַéàּáָäּ , my delight is in her), a (fem.) real and also symbolical name.
1. (Sept. Å᾿øéâÜ ,Vulg. Hacphsiba.) The mother of king Manasseh, and consequently queen dowager of king Hezekiah (2Ki_21:1). Notwithstanding the piety of her husband, and her own amiable name, her irreligion may be inferred from the character of her son. — B.C. 709-696.
2. (Sept. ÈÝëçìá ἐìὀí ,Vulg. Voluntas mea in ea.) A figurative title ascribed to Zion in token of Jehovah's favor (in the return from the Captivity, and especially in the Messiah's advent), in contrast with her predicted desolation (Isa_62:4).