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hephzibah

/ˈhɛpzɪbə/

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What does hephzibah mean?

proper noun

  1. A town in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (archaic) A female given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used by Puritans in the 17th and 18th century.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhɛpzɪbə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈhɛfzɪbə/

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“But are we to be shut up to these three people, Mr. Wentworth and the two young women—what did you say their names were—Deborah and Hephzibah?”
Henry JamesThe EuropeansProject Gutenberg ebook #179