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H2654

H2654 — חָפֵץ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewchaphetsverbOccurrences: 75TWOT: 712

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2654
Word:חָפֵץ
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:75
Transliteration:chaphets
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khaw-fates'
Meaning:1. (properly) to incline to 2. (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bend 3. (figuratively) to be pleased with, desire
KJV Renderings:X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

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BDB3007

חָפֵץ verb delight in (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1903] be mindful of, attentive to, keep, protect, Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1904] whence [untranscribed source text 1905] eager, zealous, Arabic [untranscribed source text 1906] anger (excitement), [untranscribed source text 1907] enrage (Aramaic and Arabic of excited attention, Hebrew of delighted attention), DlPr 168 ZMG 1886, 742; Late Hebrew חֵפֶץ weakened to thing, see DeEc. Glossary, Phoenician in proper name חפצבעל); —

Qal Perfect ׳ ח Gen 34:19 + 28 t.; feminine הָפֵ֑צָה Isa 66:3?; 2 masculine חָפַצְתָּ Deut 21:14 + 4 t.; חָפָ֫צְנוּ Job 21:14, etc., + 14 t. Perfect; Imperfect יַחְפֹּץ Deut 25:7 + 7 t.; יֶחְפָּ֑ץ Ps 37:23; Ps 147:10 plural יַחְפְּצוּ Isa 13:17; Jer 6:10 יֶחְפָּ֑צוּ Ps 68:31 יֶחְפָּצוּ֑ן Isa 58:2 (twice in verse) etc. + 9 t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute חָפֹץ Ezek 18:23 on Participle חָפֵץ = adjective verb., see below; —
1. of men:
a. take pleasure in, delight in, with בְּ, a woman Gen 34:19 ( J ), Deut 21:14; Esth 2:14 a man 1Sam 18:22; 1Sam 19:1; 2Sam 20:11 in matters and things 2Sam 24:3; Isa 13:17 ; Isa 66:3; Jer 6:10; Ps 109:17 ; Ps 112:1 ; Ps 119:35; Prov 18:2; Esth 6:6; Esth 6:7; Esth 6:9 (twice in verse); Esth 6:11 with accusative Ps 68:31; Isa 58:2; Eccl 8:3 implicit object Ps 73:25 .
b. delight, desire, be pleased to do a thing, would do it Deut 25:7; Deut 25:8; 1Kgs 9:1; Esth 6:6; Ruth 3:13; Ps 40:9; Job 9:3; Job 13:3; Job 21:14 ; Job 33:32; Isa 58:2; Jer 42:22.
c. absolute עַד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּ֑ץ until it please (of love) Song 2:7; Song 3:5; Song 8:4.
2. of God: a. delight in, have pleasure in, with בְּ, persons Num 14:8 ( J ), 2Sam 15:26; 2Sam 22:20 = Ps 18:20, 1Kgs 10:9 = 2Chr 9:8; Ps 22:9; Ps 41:12; Isa 62:4 not in the strength of a horse Ps 147:10 in doing evil Mal 2:17 in the death of the sinner Ezek 18:32 ; Ezek 33:11 but in mercy, justice, and righteousness Jer 9:23 בחר באשׁר (לא) חפצתי Isa 56:4 ; Isa 65:12 ; Isa 66:4 not with (accusative) the blood of bullocks Isa 1:11 זבח (ים ׅ; Ps 40:7; Ps 51:18; Ps 51:21, or the death of the sinner Ezek 18:23 (twice in verse); but with חסד Hos 6:6 ; Mic 7:18, אמת Ps 51:8 with the way of a man Ps 37:23 כל אשׁר חפץ Ps 115:3 ; Ps 135:6; Prov 21:1 אשׁר חפץ Isa 55:11 ; Jonah 1:14.
b. pleased to do a thing with infinitive Judg 13:23; 1Sam 2:25; Isa 53:10.
c. with imperfect subject (Ges«GKC:142»§ 142 (3) c) חָפֵץ יגדיל תּורה ׳ י Yahweh was pleased to magnify teaching Isa 42:21. — On Job 40:17 see חָפַץ .


BDB3011

[חָפַץ] verb bend down (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1908] lower, depress, as wings Qor 15:88) — only

Qal Imperfect יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֺ כְמוֺאֶֿרֶז Job 40:17 he bendeth down (extendeth down stiffly) his tail like a cedar, see Wetzst in De Job 526 HiHiob 299.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חפץ (g’hah-phehtz’)

Genesis 34:19

KJV: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
EHCC: he had delight in Jacob's daughter:

Numbers 14:8

KJV: If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
EHCC: 1f the Lord delight in us,

Deuteronomy 21:14

KJV: And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
EHCC: if thou have no delight in her,

Deuteronomy 25:8

KJV: Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
EHCC: 7 like not to take her;

Judges 13:23

KJV: But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
EHCC: If the Lord were pleased to kill us,

Judges 18:22

KJV: And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
EHCC: the king hath delight in thee,

Judges 19:2

KJV: And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth–lehem–judah, and was there four whole months.four whole months: or, a year and four month: Heb. days, four months
EHCC: (1). Sauls son delighted much in David:

Judges 20:11

KJV: So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.knit…: Heb. fellows
EHCC: He that favoureth Joab,

Judges 22:20

EHCC: because he delighted in me.

Judges 24:3

EHCC: why doth my lord the king delight

Judges 6:6

KJV: And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
EHCC: 7, 9.9, Ilewhom the king delighteth to

Job 21:14

KJV: Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
EHCC: we desire not the knowledge

Job 83:32

EHCC: for J desire to justify thee.

Psalms 18:19

KJV: He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
EHCC: (20). because he delighted in me.

Psalms 22:8

KJV: He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.He trusted…: Heb. He rolled himself onseeing…: or, if he delight in
EHCC: (9 -sceing he delighted in him.

Psalms 40:7

KJV: Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
EHCC: Seer and. offering thou didst not

Psalms 41:11

KJV: By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
EHCC: (12).1 know that thou favourest me,

Psalms 51:6

KJV: Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
EHCC: (8). thou desirest truth in the inward parts:

Psalms 73:25

KJV: Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
EHCC: upon earth (that) J desire beside thee.

Psalms 109:17

KJV: As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
EHCC: 85 he delighted not in blessing,

Psalms 112:1

KJV: Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.Praise…: Heb. Hallelujah
EHCC: delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Psalms 115:3

KJV: But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
EHCC: done whatsoever he hath pleased,

Psalms 119:35

KJV: Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
EHCC: for therein do I delight.

Psalms 135:6

KJV: Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
EHCC: Whatsoever the Lord pleased,

Isaiah 1:11

KJV: To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.he goats: Heb. great he goats
EHCC: delight not in the blood of bullocks,

Isaiah 42:21

KJV: The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.it: or, him
EHCC: The Lord is well pleased for his

Isaiah 53:10

KJV: Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.thou…: or, his soul shall make an offering
EHCC: it pleased the Lord to bruise him ;

Isaiah 55:11

KJV: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
EHCC: shall secomplish ae ple I please,

Isaiah 56:4

KJV: For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
EHCC: choose (the thin; at please me,

Isaiah 62:4

KJV: Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.Hephzi–bah: that is, My delight is in herBeulah: that is, Married
EHCC: the oa delightah in thee,

Isaiah 65:12

KJV: Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
EHCC: choose (that) wherein J delighted not.

Isaiah 66:3

KJV: He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.lamb: or, kidburneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of
EHCC: their soul jghteth in their abominations.

Jeremiah 9:24

KJV: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
EHCC: (23). for in these (things) I delight,

Jeremiah 42:22

KJV: Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.to go…: or, to go to sojourn
EHCC: the place whither ye desire to go

Hosea 6:6

KJV: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
EHCC: For [desired mercy,

Jonah 1:14

KJV: Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.
EHCC: hast done as it pleased thee.

Micah 7:18

KJV: Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
EHCC: because he delighteth (in) mercy.

Malachi 2:17

KJV: Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
EHCC: he delighteth in them ;

Ezekiel 18:23

KJV: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
EHCC: Have I any pleasure at all (lit.ix desiring

Deuteronomy 25:7

KJV: And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.brother’s: or, next kinsman’s
EHCC: if the man like not to take

Ruth 3:13

KJV: Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.
EHCC: if he will not do the part ofa

Esther 6:6

KJV: So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?whom the king…: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth
EHCC: To whom would the king delight to do

Job 9:3

KJV: If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
EHCC: 1f he will contend with him,

Job 18:3

KJV: Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
EHCC: 7 desire to reason with God.

Job 40:17

KJV: He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.He…: or, He setteth up
EHCC: He moveth his tail like a cedar:

Psalms 37:23

KJV: The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.ordered: or, established
EHCC: he delighteth in his way.

Psalms 51:16

KJV: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.else…: or, that I should
EHCC: (18). For thou desirest not sacrifice ;

Psalms 68:30

KJV: Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.the company…: or, the beasts of the reedsscatter…: or, he scattereth
EHCC: ( 31 the people (that) delight in war

Psalms 147:10

KJV: He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
EHCC: He delighteth not in the strength

Proverbs 18:9

KJV: He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
EHCC: A fool hath no delight in understanding.

Proverbs 21:1

KJV: The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
EHCC: סת turneth it whithersoever he will,

Song of Songs 2:7

KJV: I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.I charge…: Heb. I adjure you
EHCC: & 3:5, nor awake (my) love, till he please,

Song of Songs 8:4

KJV: I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.that…: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc
EHCC: זסם awake (my) Iove, until Ae please.

Isaiah 13:17

KJV: Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
EHCC: they shall not delight in it.

Isaiah 58:2

KJV: Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
EHCC: they seek me daily, and delight to know

Jeremiah 6:10

KJV: To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
EHCC: they have no delight in it,

Ezekiel 18:23

KJV: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
EHCC: Have 7 any pleasure at all

Ezekiel 33:11

KJV: Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
EHCC: 7 Aave no pleasure in the death
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