Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #2656 - חֵפֶץ chephets


Original Word:חֵפֶץ
Transliteration: chephets
Phonetic Spelling:(khay'-fets)
Definition:delight, pleasure
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

acceptable, delightsome, desire, things desired, matter, pleasant, purpose

From chaphets; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) -- acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

see HEBREW chaphets


Englishman's Concordance

1) delight, pleasure
1a) delight
1b) desire, longing
1c) the good pleasure
1d) that in which one takes delight
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2654
Same Word by TWOT Number: 712b

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֵ֫פֶץnoun masculineProverbs 3:15delight, pleasure; — ׳חIsaiah 54:12 20t.; suffix חֶפְצְךָIsaiah 58:13 etc. + 13 t. suffixes; plural חֲפָצִיםProverbs 8:11; suffix חֲפָצֶיךָProverbs 3:15; חֲפָצֶ֖ךָIsaiah 58:13

1delight׳אבני חIsaiah 54:12delightful stones; ׳אֶרֶץ חMalachi 3:12delightsome land; ׳דִּבְּרֵי חEcclesiastes 12:10; so perhaps also ׳בִּגְדֵי חEzekiel 27:20garments of delight, i.e. of beauty and luxury (Gr; ᵑ0חֹפֶשׁ q. v.); with בְּ of persons Psalm 16:3; Ecclesiastes 5:3; Malachi 1:10; of things 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 18:25; Psalm 1:2; Job 21:21; Ecclesiastes 12:1; כְּלִיאֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֺvessel wherein is no pleasureJeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 48:38; Hosea 8:8; הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּיJob 22:3is it a pleasure to Shadday that ?

2desire, longingדלים׳מנע מחJob 31:16withhold the poor from (their) desire; מְחוֺז חֶפְצָםthe city of their desirePsalm 107:30; כל חפץall (one's) desire2 Samuel 23:5; 1 Kings 5:22; 1 Kings 5:23; 1 Kings 5:24; 1 Kings 9:11; 1 Kings 10:13 2Chronicles 9:12; כל חפציםall things to be desiredProverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11.

3the good pleasure, will, purpose, of Yahweh Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 48:14.

4that in which one takes delight, his business (late), or matter (very late, compare in Mishna=thing) בְּיָדוֺ יִצְלַח׳חֵפֶץ יthe good pleasure (cause, business) of Yahweh will prosper in his handsIsaiah 53:10; ׳מצא חIsaiah 58:3,13; עֲשׂוֺת חֲפָצֶךָdoing thy affairsIsaiah 58:13 (see De on the passage); בְּחֵפֶץ כַּמֶּיהָin the business of her handsProverbs 31:13; עֵתּ לְכָלחֵֿפֶץtime for every matter, affairEcclesiastes 3:1,17; Ecclesiastes 8:6; אַלֿתִּתְּמַהּ עַלהַֿחֵפֶץmarvel not at the matterEcclesiastes 5:7.

Note. — חפץ is not used in any of its forms in E D2 H P of the Hexateuch.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2656. חֵ֫פֶץ (chephets) — 39 Occurrences

1 Samuel 15:22
HEB:וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַחֵ֤פֶץ לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּעֹל֣וֹת
NAS: Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings
KJV: Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings
INT: said Samuel delight has the LORD burnt

1 Samuel 18:25
HEB:לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־ חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר
NAS: The king does not desire any dowry
KJV: The king desireth not any dowry,
INT: to David does not desire the king dowry

2 Samuel 23:5
HEB:יִשְׁעִ֥י וְכָל־ חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי־ לֹ֥א
NAS: and all [my] desire, Will He not indeed
KJV: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he make [it] not to grow.
INT: my salvation for all desire indeed make not

1 Kings 5:8
HEB:אֶת־ כָּל־ חֶפְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים
NAS: me; I will do what you desire concerning the cedar
KJV: to me for: [and] I will do all thy desire concerning timber
INT: will do all manner what timber the cedar

1 Kings 5:9
HEB:תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֶת־ חֶפְצִ֔י לָתֵ֖ת לֶ֥חֶם
NAS: [them] away. Then you shall accomplish my desire by giving
KJV: [them]: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving
INT: you shall accomplish my desire giving food

1 Kings 5:10
HEB:בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים כָּל־ חֶפְצֽוֹ׃
NAS: as much as he desired of the cedar
KJV: trees [according to] all his desire.
INT: and cypress much desired

1 Kings 9:11
HEB:וּבַזָּהָ֖ב לְכָל־ חֶפְצ֑וֹ אָ֡ז יִתֵּן֩
NAS: according to all his desire), then
KJV: and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
INT: and gold to all acceptable for gave

1 Kings 10:13
HEB:אֶת־ כָּל־ חֶפְצָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔לָה
NAS: all her desire which
KJV: of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked,
INT: of Sheba all her desire which requested

2 Chronicles 9:12
HEB:אֶת־ כָּל־ חֶפְצָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔לָה
NAS: all her desire which
KJV: of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked,
INT: of Sheba all her desire which requested

Job 21:21
HEB:כִּ֤י מַה־ חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו
NAS: For what does he care for his household
KJV:For what pleasure [hath] he in his house
INT: For what care his household after

Job 22:3
HEB: הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י
NAS:Is there any pleasure to the Almighty
KJV:[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty,
INT:pleasure to the Almighty if

Job 31:16
HEB:אִם־ אֶ֭מְנַע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י
NAS: the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes
KJV: the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes
INT: If have kept from desire the poor the eyes

Psalm 1:2
HEB:בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה
NAS:But his delight is in the law
KJV:But his delight [is] in the law
INT: the law God his delight his law meditates

Psalm 16:3
HEB:וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י כָּל־ חֶפְצִי־ בָֽם׃
NAS: in whom is all my delight.
KJV: and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
INT: are the majestic is all my delight

Psalm 107:30
HEB:אֶל־ מְח֥וֹז חֶפְצָֽם׃
NAS: So He guided them to their desired haven.
KJV: so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
INT: about haven to their desired

Psalm 111:2
HEB:דְּ֝רוּשִׁ֗ים לְכָל־ חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃
KJV: sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
INT: studied all have pleasure

Proverbs 3:15
HEB:ק) וְכָל־ חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־
NAS: And nothing you desire compares
KJV: than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared
INT: ruby you desire not compares

Proverbs 8:11
HEB:מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכָל־ חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־
NAS: And all desirable things cannot
KJV: than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared
INT: jewels and all desirable cannot compare

Proverbs 31:13
HEB:וּפִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַ֝תַּ֗עַשׂ בְּחֵ֣פֶץ כַּפֶּֽיהָ׃
NAS: And works with her hands in delight.
KJV: and worketh willingly with her hands.
INT: and flax and works delight her hands

Ecclesiastes 3:1
HEB:וְעֵ֥ת לְכָל־ חֵ֖פֶץ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
NAS: for every event under
KJV: and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
INT: time every event under heaven

Ecclesiastes 3:17
HEB:עֵ֣ת לְכָל־ חֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־
NAS: for every matter and for every
KJV: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.
INT: A time every matter and for every

Ecclesiastes 5:4
HEB:כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים אֵ֥ת
NAS: it; for [He takes] no delight in fools.
KJV: not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools:
INT: for no delight fools what

Ecclesiastes 5:8
HEB:תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל־ הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ
NAS: do not be shocked at the sight; for one official
KJV: marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher
INT: be shocked over the sight one official

Ecclesiastes 8:6
HEB:כִּ֣י לְכָל־ חֵ֔פֶץ יֵ֖שׁ עֵ֣ת
NAS: for every delight, though
KJV:Because to every purpose there is time
INT: though every delight there time

Ecclesiastes 12:1
HEB:לִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם חֵֽפֶץ׃
NAS: I have no delight in them;
KJV: when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
INT: will say have delight

Ecclesiastes 12:10
HEB:לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי־ חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר
NAS: to find delightful words
KJV: to find out acceptable words:
INT: to find words delightful write correctly

Isaiah 44:28
HEB:רֹעִ֔י וְכָל־ חֶפְצִ֖י יַשְׁלִ֑ם וְלֵאמֹ֤ר
NAS: all My desire.' And he declares
KJV: and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying
INT: shipherd all my pleasure will perform says

Isaiah 46:10
HEB:תָק֔וּם וְכָל־ חֶפְצִ֖י אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃
NAS: all My good pleasure';
KJV: and I will do all my pleasure:
INT: will be established all my good will accomplish

Isaiah 48:14
HEB:אֲהֵב֔וֹ יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה חֶפְצוֹ֙ בְּבָבֶ֔ל וּזְרֹע֖וֹ
NAS: him; he will carry out His good pleasure on Babylon,
KJV: him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon,
INT: loves will carry his good Babylon and his arm

Isaiah 53:10
HEB:יַאֲרִ֣יךְ יָמִ֑ים וְחֵ֥פֶץ יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָד֥וֹ
NAS: [His] days, And the good pleasure of the LORD
KJV: [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD
INT: will prolong days and the good of the LORD his hand

Isaiah 54:12
HEB:גְּבוּלֵ֖ךְ לְאַבְנֵי־ חֵֽפֶץ׃
NAS: wall of precious stones.
KJV: and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
INT: wall stones of precious

Isaiah 58:3
HEB:צֹֽמְכֶם֙ תִּמְצְאוּ־ חֵ֔פֶץ וְכָל־ עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם
NAS: you find [your] desire, And drive hard
KJV: ye find pleasure, and exact
INT: of your fast find desire all your workers

Isaiah 58:13
HEB:רַגְלֶ֔ךָ עֲשׂ֥וֹת חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ בְּי֣וֹם קָדְשִׁ֑י
NAS: From doing your [own] pleasure on My holy
KJV: [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy
INT: your foot doing your pleasure day my holy

Isaiah 58:13
HEB:דְּרָכֶ֔יךָ מִמְּצ֥וֹא חֶפְצְךָ֖ וְדַבֵּ֥ר דָּבָֽר׃
NAS: From seeking your [own] pleasure And speaking
KJV: nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking
INT: your ways seeking your pleasure and speaking word

Jeremiah 22:28
HEB:כְּלִ֔י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בּ֑וֹ מַדּ֤וּעַ
KJV: [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out,
INT: armour else acceptable how been hurled

Jeremiah 48:38
HEB:כִּכְלִ֛י אֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ בּ֖וֹ נְאֻם־
KJV: like a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure, saith
INT: vessel wherein no pleasure declares the LORD

Hosea 8:8
HEB:כִּכְלִ֖י אֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: in which no one delights.
KJV: as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure.
INT: A vessel no delights

Malachi 1:10
HEB:אֵֽין־ לִ֨י חֵ֜פֶץ בָּכֶ֗ם אָמַר֙
NAS: [fire on] My altar! I am not pleased with you, says
KJV: for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith
INT: uselessly else pleased says the LORD

Malachi 3:12
HEB:אַתֶּם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֵ֔פֶץ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,
KJV: shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land,
INT: you land delightful says the LORD

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