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If I have Jephthah and have already used his "once per game"  ability, but then return him to my hand using hypocrisy (Special ability: Return any number of hero(es) to owner's hand(s)) resetting him to face value, I can then use his ability again correct? Or am I just operating under a misconception?

"<number> per game" abilities are tracked sort of as a game rule. It doesn't matter how many copies of the card are in your deck, or if you reset any of them to face value, you can still only use the ability the specified number of times total.

Jephthah, whether reset or if you have a second copy, can only activate his ability once per game.

Cards that simply say "limit 2 uses" or "may be used twice" I think are what you're thinking of. Those track uses on a card-specific basis and CAN be reset if the card is shuffled/returned to hand/reset. You can also use it that many times per copy of the card.

Uses of abilities are always separate between players. The same Jephthah can be used by all players in a game once each. If a player has their own Jephthah but they already used the ability from yours they cannot then use their own also since the use is already spent.