1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of men 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do 1a2) of God 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in 1a2b) to be pleased to do
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H2654 — חָפֵץ
cha.phets · to delight in · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 34:19 · חָפֵ֖ץand the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.Numbers 14:8 · חָפֵ֥ץif Jehovah hath delighted in us, then He hath brought us in unto this land, and hath given it to us, a land which is flowing with milk and honey;Deuteronomy 21:14 · חָפַ֣צְתָּ‘And it hath been—if thou hast not delighted in her, that thou hast sent her away at her desire, and thou dost not at all sell her for money; thou dost not tyrannize over her, because that thou hast humbled her.Deuteronomy 25:7 · יַחְפֹּץ֙‘And if the man doth not delight to take his brother’s wife, then hath his brother’s wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband’s brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband’s brother;Deuteronomy 25:8 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיand the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take her;Judges 13:23 · חָפֵ֨ץAnd his wife saith to him, ‘If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as at this time caused us to hear anything like this.’Ruth 3:13 · יַחְפֹּ֧ץLodge to night, and it hath been in the morning, if he doth redeem thee, well: he redeemeth; and if he delight not to redeem thee, then I have redeemed thee—I; Jehovah liveth! lie down till the morning.’1 Samuel 2:25 · חָפֵ֥ץIf a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?’ and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.1 Samuel 18:22 · חָפֵ֤ץAnd Saul commandeth his servants, ‘Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.’1 Samuel 19:1 · חָפֵ֥ץAnd Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,2 Samuel 15:26 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיand if thus He say, I have not delighted in thee; here am I, He doth to me as is good in His eyes.’2 Samuel 20:11 · חָפֵ֧ץAnd a man hath stood by him, of the young men of Joab, and saith, ‘He who hath delight in Joab, and he who is for David—after Joab!’2 Samuel 22:20 · חָ֥פֵֽץAnd He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.2 Samuel 24:3 · חָפֵ֖ץAnd Joab saith unto the king, ‘Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?’1 Kings 9:1 · חָפֵ֖ץAnd it cometh to pass, at Solomon’s finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,1 Kings 10:9 · חָפֵ֣ץJehovah thy God is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in Jehovah’s loving Israel to the age He doth set thee for king, to do judgment and righteousness.2 Chronicles 9:8 · חָפֵ֣ץLet Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.’Esther 2:14 · חָפֵ֥ץin the evening she hath gone in, and in the morning she hath turned back unto the second house of the women, unto the hand of Shaashgaz eunuch of the king, keeper of the concubines; she cometh not in any more unto the king except the king hath delighted in her, and she hath been called by name.Esther 6:6 · חָפֵ֣ץ · יַחְפֹּ֥ץAnd Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, ‘What—to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?’ And Haman saith in his heart, ‘To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?’Esther 6:7 · חָפֵ֥ץAnd Haman saith unto the king, ‘The man in whose honour the king hath delighted,Esther 6:9 · חָפֵ֣ץ · חָפֵ֥ץand to give the clothing and the horse into the hand of a man of the heads of the king, the chiefs, and they have clothed the man in whose honour the king hath delighted, and caused him to ride on the horse in a broad place of the city, and called before him: Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.’Esther 6:11 · חָפֵ֥ץAnd Haman taketh the clothing, and the horse, and clothed Mordecai, and causeth him to ride in a broad place of the city, and calleth before him, ‘Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.’Job 9:3 · יַ֭חְפֹּץIf he delight to strive with Him—He doth not answer him one of a thousand.Job 13:3 · אֶחְפָּֽץ׃Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.Job 21:14 · חָפָֽצְנוּ׃And they say to God, ‘Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.Job 33:32 · חָפַ֥צְתִּיIf there are words—answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.Job 40:17 · יַחְפֹּ֣ץHe doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,Psalm 18:19 · חָ֥פֵֽץAnd He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.Psalm 22:8 · חָ֥פֵֽץ‘Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.’Psalm 37:23 · יֶחְפָּֽץ׃From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.Psalm 40:6 · חָפַ֗צְתָּSacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.Psalm 40:8 · חָפָ֑צְתִּיTo do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law is within my heart.Psalm 41:11 · חָפַ֣צְתָּBy this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.Psalm 51:6 · חָפַ֣צְתָּLo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.Psalm 51:16 · תַחְפֹּ֣ץFor Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.Psalm 51:19 · תַּחְפֹּ֣ץThen Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!Psalm 68:30 · יֶחְפָּֽצוּ׃Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.Psalm 73:25 · חָפַ֥צְתִּיWhom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.Psalm 109:17 · חָפֵ֥ץAnd he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.Psalm 112:1 · חָפֵ֥ץPraise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.Psalm 115:3 · חָפֵ֣ץAnd our God is in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.Psalm 119:35 · חָפָֽצְתִּי׃Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.Psalm 135:6 · חָפֵ֥ץAll that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,Psalm 147:10 · יֶחְפָּ֑ץNot in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.Proverbs 18:2 · יַחְפֹּ֣ץA fool delighteth not in understanding, But—in uncovering his heart.Proverbs 21:1 · יַחְפֹּ֣ץRivulets of waters is the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it.Ecclesiastes 8:3 · יַחְפֹּ֖ץBe not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.Song of Solomon 2:7 · שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סI have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!Song of Solomon 3:5 · שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סI have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!Song of Solomon 8:4 · שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סI have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!Isaiah 1:11 · חָפָֽצְתִּי׃Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated with burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.Isaiah 13:17 · יַחְפְּצוּ־Lo, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold—they delight not in it.Isaiah 42:21 · חָפֵ֖ץJehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.Isaiah 53:10 · חָפֵ֤ץAnd Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed—he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.Isaiah 55:11 · חָפַ֔צְתִּיSo is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that for which I sent it.Isaiah 56:4 · חָפָ֑צְתִּיFor thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:Isaiah 58:2 · יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן · יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃Seeing—Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:Isaiah 62:4 · חָפֵ֤ץIt is not said of thee any more, ‘Forsaken!’ And of thy land it is not said any more, ‘Desolate,’ For to thee is cried, ‘My delight is in her,’ And to thy land, ‘Married,’ For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.Isaiah 65:12 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיAnd I have numbered you for the sword, And all of you for slaughter bow down, Because I called, and ye have not answered, I have spoken, and ye have not hearkened, And ye do the evil thing in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not—fixed.Isaiah 66:3 · חָפֵֽצָה׃Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present—The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.Isaiah 66:4 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיI also—I fix on their vexations, And their fears I bring in to them, Because I have called, and there is none answering, I spake, and they have not hearkened, And they do the evil things in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not—fixed.Jeremiah 6:10 · יַחְפְּצוּ־To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear is uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.Jeremiah 9:24 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיBut—in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I am Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.Jeremiah 42:22 · חֲפַצְתֶּ֔םAnd now, know ye certainly that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence ye die, in the place that ye have desired to go in to sojourn there.’Hosea 6:6 · חָפַ֖צְתִּיFor kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.Jonah 1:14 · חָפַ֖צְתָּAnd they cry unto Jehovah, and say, ‘We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man’s life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.’Malachi 2:17 · חָפֵ֔ץYe have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: ‘In what have we wearied Him?’ In your saying: ‘Every evil-doer is good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,’ Or, ‘Where is the God of judgment?’