חָפֵץ

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• to delight in H2654A 73
• to sway H2654B 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Genesis 34:19 חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.

2. Numbers 14:8 חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

3. Deuteronomy 21:14 חָפַ֣צְתָּ cha.Fatz.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

   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 deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

4. Deuteronomy 25:7 יַחְפֹּץ֙ yach.Potz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall 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 a husband's brother unto me.

5. Deuteronomy 25:8 חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

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

6. Judges 13:23 חָפֵ֨ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.

7. Ruth 3:13 יַחְפֹּ֧ץ yach.Potz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   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 Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

8. 1 Samuel 2:25 חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.

9. 1 Samuel 18:22 חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

   And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

10. 1 Samuel 19:1 חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

11. 2 Samuel 15:26 חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

12. 2 Samuel 20:11 חָפֵ֧ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab.

13. 2 Samuel 22:20 חָ֥פֵֽץ Cha.fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

14. 2 Samuel 24:3 חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Joab said unto the king, Now Jehovah thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

15. 1 Kings 9:1 חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

16. 1 Kings 10:9 חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

17. 2 Chronicles 9:8 חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

18. Esther 2:14 חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

19. Esther 6:6 חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

20. Esther 6:6 יַחְפֹּ֥ץ yach.Potz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

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