חֵ֫פֶץ

che.phets · pleasure

Hebrew · Strong's H2656 · Noun · Sounds like: khay'-fets · 39 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from חָפֵץ; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind); acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חֵ֫פֶץ n.m. delight, pleasure
1. delight
2. desire, longing
3. the good pleasure, will, purpose, of Yahweh
4. that in which one takes delight, his business (late), or matter

Every occurrence

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:1 חֵ֖פֶץ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

  2. Ecclesiastes 3:17 חֵ֔פֶץ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

  3. Ecclesiastes 5:4 חֵ֖פֶץ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

  4. Ecclesiastes 5:8 הַחֵ֑פֶץ ha.Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

  5. Ecclesiastes 8:6 חֵ֔פֶץ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:1 חֵֽפֶץ׃ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  7. Ecclesiastes 12:10 חֵ֑פֶץ Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

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