Word Study · Strong's H2656 · Hebrew
חֵפֶץ
chephets
khay'-fets
Strong's 1890 spelling: chêphets
“pleasure”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Rendered in the KJV as
acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
- 39occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 29inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 29
- חֵ֖פֶץ4
- חֵ֔פֶץ4
- חֵ֥פֶץ2
- חֵֽפֶץ׃2
- חֶפְצָהּ֙2
- חֶפְצִ֖י2
- בְּחֵ֣פֶץ1
- הַחֵ֤פֶץ1
- הַחֵ֣פֶץ1
- הַחֵ֑פֶץ1
- וְחֵ֥פֶץ1
- חֵ֤פֶץ1
and 17 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- [is] pleasure4
- delight4
- desire my3
- matter3
- pleasure3
- desire her2
- desire his2
- pleasures your2
- ¿ [does] delight1
- ¿ [does] pleasure1
- [is] pleasure his1
- [those] delighting in them1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- noun · masculine singular15
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- question particle + noun · masculine singular2
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 15
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 5
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 4
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HTi/Ncmsa · 2
- HAampc/Sp3mp · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 15:22הַחֵ֤פֶץhachefetzquestion particle + noun · masculine singularBut Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.here: ¿ [does] delight
- 1 Samuel 18:25חֵ֤פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularSaul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.here: delight
1 Kings5 occurrences
- 1 Kings 5:8חֶפְצְךָ֔cheftzekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThen Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.here: desire your
- 1 Kings 5:9חֶפְצִ֔יcheftzinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”here: desire my
- 1 Kings 5:10חֶפְצֽוֹ׃cheftzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,here: desire his
- 1 Kings 9:11חֶפְצ֑וֹcheftzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularKing Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.here: desire his
- 1 Kings 10:13חֶפְצָהּ֙cheftzahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularKing Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.here: desire her
Job3 occurrences
- Job 21:21חֶפְצ֣וֹcheftzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularFor what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?here: [is] pleasure his
- Job 22:3הַחֵ֣פֶץhachefetzquestion particle + noun · masculine singularDoes it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?here: ¿ [does] pleasure
- Job 31:16מֵחֵ֣פֶץmechefetzpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,here: any of [the] desire of
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 1:2חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹcheftzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.here: delight his
- Psalms 16:3חֶפְצִי־cheftzi-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAs for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.here: delight my
- Psalms 107:30חֶפְצָֽם׃cheftzamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.here: desire their
- Psalms 111:2חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃cheftzeihemadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralGreat are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.here: [those] delighting in them
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:15חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָchafatzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularShe is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.here: pleasures your
- Proverbs 8:11חֲ֝פָצִ֗יםchafatzimnoun · masculine pluralFor wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.here: pleasures
- Proverbs 31:13בְּחֵ֣פֶץbechefetzpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.here: in [the] delight of
Ecclesiastes7 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 3:1חֵ֖פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularTo everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:here: matter
- Ecclesiastes 3:17חֵ֔פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularI said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”here: matter
- Ecclesiastes 5:4חֵ֖פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.here: [is] pleasure
- Ecclesiastes 5:8הַחֵ֑פֶץhachefetzthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.here: the matter
- Ecclesiastes 8:6חֵ֔פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularFor there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.here: matter
- Ecclesiastes 12:1חֵֽפֶץ׃chefetznoun · masculine singularRemember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”here: pleasure
- Ecclesiastes 12:10חֵ֑פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularThe Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.here: delight
Isaiah8 occurrences
- Isaiah 44:28חֶפְצִ֖יcheftzinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularwho says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”here: desire my
- Isaiah 46:10חֶפְצִ֖יcheftzinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’here: desire my
- Isaiah 48:14חֶפְצוֹ֙cheftzonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularCome together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.here: pleasure his
- Isaiah 53:10וְחֵ֥פֶץvechefetzconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.here: and [the] pleasure of
- Isaiah 54:12חֵֽפֶץ׃chefetznoun · masculine singularI will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.here: delight
- Isaiah 58:3חֵ֔פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singular“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.here: pleasure
- Isaiah 58:13חֲפָצֶ֖יךָchafatzeikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularIf you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,here: pleasures your
- Isaiah 58:13חֶפְצְךָ֖cheftzekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularIf you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,here: pleasure your
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 22:28חֵ֖פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularIs this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?here: [is] pleasure
- Jeremiah 48:38חֵ֥פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singularOn all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.here: [is] pleasure
Hosea1 occurrence
Malachi2 occurrences
- Malachi 1:10חֵ֜פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singular“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.here: pleasure
- Malachi 3:12חֵ֔פֶץchefetznoun · masculine singular“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.here: delight