desiring, delighting in, having pleasure in
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H2655 — חָפֵץ
cha.phets · delighting · Hebrew/Aramaic
11 tagged verse occurrences
1 Kings 13:33 · הֶֽחָפֵץ֙After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.1 Kings 21:6 · חָפֵ֣ץAnd he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.1 Chronicles 28:9 · חֲפֵצָ֔הAnd thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.Nehemiah 1:11 · הַֽחֲפֵצִים֙O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.Psalm 5:4 · חָפֵ֘ץFor thou [art] not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.Psalm 34:12 · הֶחָפֵ֣ץWhat man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may see good?Psalm 35:27 · חֲפֵצֵ֪י · הֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץLet them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.Psalm 40:14 · חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יLet them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.Psalm 70:2 · חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יLet them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.Micah 7:18 · חָפֵ֥ץWho [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.Malachi 3:1 · חֲפֵצִים֙Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.