Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

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;

71 instances of the word חָפֵץ châphêts (H2654)


  • Job 21:14 - Therefore they say unto God Depart not the knowledge of thy ways from us for we desire

  • Job 33:32 - If thou hast any thing to say answer me speak for I desire to justify

  • Job 40:17 - He moveth his tail like a cedar the sinews of his stones are wrapped together

  • Jonah 1:14 - Wherefore they cried O LORD and said We beseech thee O LORD we beseech thee let us not perish life for this man's and lay blood not upon us innocent O LORD as it pleased hast done

  • Judges 13:23 - said But his wife unto him If were pleased the LORD to kill us he would not have received at our hands a burnt offering and a meat offering neither would he have shewed us all these things nor would as at this time have told us such things as these

  • Malachi 2:17 - Wherein have we wearied of the LORD with your words Yet ye say Wherein have we wearied Yet ye say Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD and he delighteth in them or Where is the God of judgment

  • Micah 7:18 - Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth for ever not his anger because he delighteth in mercy

  • Numbers 14:8 - delight If the LORD in us then he will bring it us a land and give it us a land which floweth with milk and honey

  • Proverbs 18:2 - hath no delight A fool in understanding may discover but that his heart

  • Proverbs 21:1 - as the rivers of water heart The king's is in the hand of the LORD it whithersoever he will he turneth

  • Psalms 18:19 - He brought me forth also into a large place he delivered me because he delighted

  • Psalms 22:8 - He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him let him deliver him seeing he delighted

  • Psalms 37:23 - by the LORD The steps of a good man are ordered in his way and he delighteth

  • Psalms 40:6 - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire mine ears hast thou opened burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required

  • Psalms 40:8 - to do thy will O my God I delight yea thy law is within my heart

  • Psalms 41:11 - By this I know that thou favourest doth not triumph me because mine enemy

  • Psalms 51:6 - truth Behold thou desirest in the inward parts and in the hidden wisdom part thou shalt make me to know

  • Psalms 51:16 - For thou desirest not sacrifice else would I give not in burnt offering it thou delightest

  • Psalms 51:19 - Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness burnt offering and whole then shall they offer upon thine altar bullocks

  • Psalms 68:30 - Rebuke the company of spearmen the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the people till every one submit himself with pieces of silver scatter of the people in war that delight