Cheftsiva (חפציבה) means Hephzibah in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֶפְצִיבָהּ
cheftsiva
noun · feminine
In English
Hephzibah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Cheftsiva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם פרטי לנקבה.
בֶּן־שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מְנַשֶּׁה בְמָלְכוֹ, וַחֲמִשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם; וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ, חֶפְצִי־בָהּ.
- 2בהשאלה, מליצהכינוי לעיר ירושלים.
לֹא־יֵאָמֵר לָךְ עוֹד עֲזוּבָה, וּלְאַרְצֵךְ לֹא־יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שְׁמָמָה; כִּי לָךְ יִקָּרֵא חֶפְצִי־בָהּ וּלְאַרְצֵךְ בְּעוּלָה – כִּי־חָפֵץ יְהוָה בָּךְ, וְאַרְצֵךְ תִּבָּעֵל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Cheftsiva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֶפְצִיבָהּ
- Written without vowel points
- חפציבה
- Said
- cheftsiva
- Root
- ח־פ־צ
- Gematria
- 195
This is how Cheftsiva is said in other languages.
- English
- Hephzibah
These words rhyme with Cheftsiva.
The word Cheftsiva comes from the root ח־פ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Cheftsiva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Cheftsiva.
What does Cheftsiva (חפציבה) mean in Hebrew?
Cheftsiva (חפציבה) means Hephzibah. It is said cheftsiva, with the stress on tsi.
What rhymes with Cheftsiva (חפציבה)?
Words that rhyme with Cheftsiva (חפציבה) include רטרוספקטיבה, אלטרנטיבה, and דיווה.
Is Cheftsiva (חפציבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Cheftsiva (חפציבה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפציבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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