Strong's H2654: חָפֵץ (châphêts) Definition
- Strong's number
- H2654
- Lemma
- חָפֵץ
- Transliteration
- châphêts
- Pronunciation
- khaw-fates'
- Strong's definition
- properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would. a primitive root;
Ezekiel 18:32 - For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth saith the Lord GOD wherefore turn yourselves and live
Ezekiel 33:11 - Say unto them As I live saith the Lord GOD I have no pleasure in the death but that the wicked turn but that the wicked from his way and live turn turn from his way ye from your evil for why will ye die O house of Israel
Genesis 34:19 - deferred And the young man not to do the thing because he had delight daughter in Jacob's and he was more honourable than all the house of his father
Hosea 6:6 - mercy For I desired and not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings
Isaiah 1:11 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the LORD I am full of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts not in the blood of bullocks or of lambs or of he goats and I delight
Isaiah 13:17 - Behold I will stir up the Medes silver against them which shall not regard and as for gold they shall not delight
Isaiah 42:21 - The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness sake he will magnify the law and make it honourable
Isaiah 53:10 - of the LORD Yet it pleased to bruise him he hath put him to grief when thou shalt make an offering for sin his soul he shall see his seed he shall prolong his days and the pleasure of the LORD in his hand shall prosper
Isaiah 55:11 - So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth it shall not return unto me void but it shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent
Isaiah 56:4 - For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths and choose the things that please me and take hold of my covenant
Isaiah 58:2 - me daily me daily Yet they seek to know my ways and delight as a nation righteousness that did not the ordinance of their God and forsook they ask not the ordinance of justice in approaching of their God and delight
Isaiah 62:4 - Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken and thy land Thou shalt no more be termed Desolate but thou shalt be called Hephzibah and thy land Beulah delighteth for the LORD and thy land Beulah
Isaiah 65:12 - Therefore will I number you to the sword to the slaughter and ye shall all bow down because when I called ye did not answer when I spake ye did not hear but did evil before mine eyes that wherein I delighted and did choose
Isaiah 66:3 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man he that sacrificeth a lamb as if he cut off a dog's he that offereth an oblation blood as if he offered swine's he that burneth incense as if he blessed an idol Yea they have chosen their own ways in their abominations and their soul delighteth
Isaiah 66:4 - I also will choose their delusions their fears and will bring upon them because when I called none did answer when I spake they did not hear but they did evil before mine eyes that in which I delighted I also will choose
Jeremiah 6:10 - To whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear is uncircumcised behold their ear and they cannot hearken behold the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach they have no delight
Jeremiah 9:24 - But let him that glorieth But let him that glorieth in this that he understandeth and knoweth me that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness judgment and righteousness in the earth for in these things I delight saith me that I am the LORD
Jeremiah 42:22 - Now therefore know Now therefore know by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence that ye shall die in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn
Job 9:3 - If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand
Job 13:3 - Surely to the Almighty I would speak to reason with God and I desire