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H2654 חָפֵץ (châphêts) khaw-fates'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

KJV Usage: X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חָפֵץ (cha.phets) — to delight in. 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of men 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do 1a2) of God 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in 1a2b) to be pleased to do

חָפַץ (ch.ph) — to sway. 1) to move, bend down 1a) (Qal) to bend down

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · חָפֵץ · חֵפֶץ

Love | verb qal

to like, to be pleased, to desire = state in which humans and deities are emotionally attached to (other) humans

GEN 34:19 · NUM 14:8 · DEU 21:14 · 1SA 18:22 · 1SA 19:1 · 2SA 15:26 · 2SA 20:11 · 2SA 22:20 · 1KI 10:9 · 2CH 9:8 · EST 2:14 · PSA 18:20 · PSA 22:9 · PSA 41:12 · PSA 73:25 · ISA 62:4 · MAL 2:17

Love | verb qal

to be interested in, to have regard for = state in which humans and deities are emotionally attached to objects

ISA 1:11 · ISA 13:17

Willing | verb qal

to be pleased, to desire = state in which humans feel emotionally attached to a particular event

DEU 25:7 · DEU 25:8 · JDG 13:23 · RUT 3:13 · 1SA 2:25 · 2SA 24:3 · 1KI 9:1 · EST 6:6 · EST 6:6 · EST 6:7 · EST 6:9 · EST 6:9 · EST 6:11 · JOB 9:3 · JOB 13:3 · JOB 21:14 · JOB 33:32 · PSA 5:5 · PSA 34:13 · PSA 35:27 · PSA 37:23 · PSA 40:7 · PSA 40:9 · PSA 51:8 · PSA 51:18 · PSA 51:21 · PSA 68:31 · PSA 109:17 · PSA 112:1 · PSA 115:3 · PSA 119:35 · PSA 135:6 · PSA 147:10 · PRO 18:2 · PRO 21:1 · ECC 8:3 · SNG 2:7 · SNG 3:5 · SNG 8:4 · ISA 42:21 · ISA 53:10 · ISA 55:11 · ISA 56:4 · ISA 58:2 · ISA 58:2 · ISA 65:12 · ISA 66:3 · ISA 66:4 · JER 6:10 · JER 9:23 · JER 42:22 · EZK 18:23 · EZK 18:23 · EZK 18:32 · EZK 33:11 · HOS 6:6 · JON 1:14 · MIC 7:18

verb

Stance | verb qal

to stiffen = causative action by which an animal keeps part of its body stiff or erect

JOB 40:17

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָפֵץ vb. delight in base

[חָפַץ] vb. bend down—only Qal Jb 40:17 ref

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