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. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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;

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