First names in Hebrew

First name Hephzibah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חפציבה

Gematria value: 195

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hephzibah is written חפציבה

Hephzibah is the English form of Cheftzibah, חפציבה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Hephzibah mean?

Meaning: "my delight is in her"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins cheftzi, "my desire, my delight", and bah, "in her": "my delight is in her", "in her is my joy". It is a biblical name, given today in Hebrew.

Gematria

Hephzibah = 195

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חפציבה has 6 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• פthe letter Pe80
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• הthe letter He5
• Total195

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Hephzibah, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Hephzibah, in nine pages

• Hephzibah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Hephzibah
• Hephzibah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Hephzibah in three answers

How do you write Hephzibah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hephzibah is written חפציבה. Hephzibah is the English form of Cheftzibah, חפציבה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Hephzibah?
Written חפציבה, Hephzibah is worth 195: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter He (5).

What does Hephzibah mean?
My delight is in her (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins cheftzi, "my desire, my delight", and bah, "in her": "my delight is in her", "in her is my joy". It is a biblical name, given today in Hebrew.