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.

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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. Job 21:21 חֶפְצ֣וֹ chef.Tzo · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?

  2. Job 22:3 הַחֵ֣פֶץ ha.Che.fetz · A person, place or thing

    Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

  3. Job 31:16 מֵחֵ֣פֶץ me.Che.fetz · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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