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. Proverbs 3:15 חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ cha.fa.Tzei.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

  2. Proverbs 8:11 חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים cha.fa.Tzim · A person, place or thing

    For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

  3. Proverbs 31:13 בְּחֵ֣פֶץ be.Che.fetz · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

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