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. Job 9:3 יַ֭חְפֹּץ Yach.potz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

2. Job 13:3 אֶחְפָּֽץ׃ 'ech.Patz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

   Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.

3. Job 21:14 חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ cha.Fa.tze.nu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by us

   And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

4. Job 33:32 חָפַ֥צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

   If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

5. Job 40:17 יַחְפֹּ֣ץ yach.Potz · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

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