H2656 - חֵפֶץ (chêphets)

H2656 חֵפֶץ (chêphets) khay'-fets

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

pleasure

Strong's Definition

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

Derivation: from H2654 (חָפֵץ);

KJV Usage: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

TWOT Reference: 712b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) delight, pleasure

1a) delight

1b) desire, longing

1c) the good pleasure

1d) that in which one takes delight

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1011 G1588 G2173 G2308 G3195 G3199 G4229 G5093

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵפֶץ chêphets BDB Definition: 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2654 Same Word by TWOT Number: 712b Total KJV Occurrences: 39

Bible Occurrences (38)

15:22 18:25

23:5

5:8 5:9 5:10 9:11 10:13

9:12

21:21 22:3 31:16

1:2 16:3 107:30 111:2

3:15 8:11 31:13

3:1 3:17 5:4 5:8 8:6 12:1 12:10

44:28 46:10 48:14 53:10 54:12 58:3 58:13

22:28 48:38

8:8

1:10 3:12

1 Samuel 15:22

But 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.

1 Samuel 18:25

Saul 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.

2 Samuel 23:5

Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured... in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire...?

1 Kings 5:8

Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: I have received your message...;... I will do all you desire regarding the cedar... and cypress timber.

1 Kings 5:9

My 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.

1 Kings 5:10

So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar... and cypress timber he wanted,

1 Kings 9:11

King 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.

1 Kings 10:13

King 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.