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Hephzibah
[ hef-zuh-buh, -suh-, hep-suh-buh ]
noun
- the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. 2 Kings 21:1.
- a name applied to Jerusalem, possibly as denoting its prophesied restoration to the Jews after the Captivity. Isaiah 62:4. Compare Beulah ( def 1 ).
- Also Hep·si·ba [] a female given name.
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A mirror, turned towards an open door, disclosed the lovelorn Hephzibah in the next room.
Poor Hephzibah obeyed; she little suspected the heartless trick played at her expense.
The Swiss soon found out that in Hephzibah he was dealing with a truthful girl; for the tale, though oft repeated, never varied.
Hephzibah seldom spoke; perhaps, like the parrot in the story, she thought the more.
Mrs. Haggard made no answer, but turning to Hephzibah, she said coldly, "Where is Capt?"
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