Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H2654Aחָפֵץcha.phets
to delight inPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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- H2654Bחָפַץch.phto sway
H:VOccurrences: 1
73 occurrences in 69 verses
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And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honoured above all the house of his father.
חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz “he delighted”
If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it unto us--a land which floweth with milk and honey.
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.
חָפַ֣צְתָּ cha.Fatz.ta “you delight”
And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say: 'My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brothe
יַחְפֹּץ֙ yach.Potz “he will desire”
Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him; and if he stand, and say: 'I like not to take her';
חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desire”
But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.'
חָפֵ֨ץ cha.Fetz “he had desired”
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part; but if he be not willing to do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as
יַחְפֹּ֧ץ yach.Potz “he will be willing”
If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him?' But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he desired”
And Saul commanded his servants: 'Speak with David secretly, and say: Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee; now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'
חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David; but Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David.
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delighted”
but if He say thus: I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him.'
חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I delight”
And there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said: 'He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David let him follow Joab.'
חָפֵ֧ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
חָ֥פֵֽץ Cha.fetz “he delighted”
And Joab said unto the king: 'Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it; but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?'
חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz “does he delight”
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's delight which he was pleased to do,
חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz “he delighted”
Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made He thee king, to do justice and righteousness.'
חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on His throne, to be king for the LORD thy God; because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made He thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.'
חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz “he has delighted”
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines; she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were ca
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delighted”
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him: 'What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?' --Now Haman said in his heart: 'Whom would the king delight to honour besides myself?'--
חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”יַחְפֹּ֥ץ yach.Potz “will he delight”
And Haman said unto the king: 'For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delighteth to honour, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim
חָפֵ֣ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him: 'Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.'
חָפֵ֥ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”
If one should desire to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one of a thousand.
יַ֭חְפֹּץ Yach.potz “someone desires”
Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
אֶחְפָּֽץ׃ 'ech.Patz “I desire”
Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.
חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ cha.Fa.tze.nu “we desire”