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. Psalms 1:2 חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ chef.Tzo · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

  2. Psalms 16:3 חֶפְצִי־ chef.tzi- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

  3. Psalms 107:30 חֶפְצָֽם׃ chef.Tzam · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then are they glad because they are quiet; So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

  4. Psalms 111:2 חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃ chef.tzei.Hem · Describes something

    The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

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