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Lexicon :: Strong's H2656 - ḥēp̄eṣ

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חֵפֶץ
Transliteration
ḥēp̄eṣ
Pronunciation
khay'-fets
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 712b

Strong’s Definitions

חֵפֶץ chêphets, khay'-fets; from H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind):—acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H2656 in the following manner: pleasure (16x), desire (12x), delight (3x), purpose (3x), acceptable (1x), delightsome (1x), matter (1x), pleasant (1x), willingly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H2656 in the following manner: pleasure (16x), desire (12x), delight (3x), purpose (3x), acceptable (1x), delightsome (1x), matter (1x), pleasant (1x), willingly (1x).

  1. delight, pleasure

    1. delight

    2. desire, longing

    3. the good pleasure

    4. that in which one takes delight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵפֶץ chêphets, khay'-fets; from H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind):—acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
STRONGS H2656: Abbreviations
† חֵ֫פֶץ noun masculineProverbs 3:15 delight, pleasure; — ח׳ Isaiah 54:12 + 20 times; suffix חֶפְצְךָ Isaiah 58:13 etc. + 13 times suffixes; plural חֲפָצִים Proverbs 8:11; suffix חֲפָצֶיךָ Proverbs 3:15; חֲפָצֶ֖ךָ Isaiah 58:13 —
1. delight אבני ח׳ Isaiah 54:12 delightful stones; אֶרֶץ ח׳ Malachi 3:12 delightsome land; דִּבְּרֵי ח׳ Ecclesiastes 12:10; so perhaps also בִּגְדֵי ח׳ Ezekiel 27:20 garments of delight, i.e. of beauty and luxury (Gr; MT חֹפֶשׁ which see); with בְּ of persons Psalm 16:3; Ecclesiastes 5:3; Malachi 1:10; of things 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 18:25; Psalm 1:2; Job 21:21; Ecclesiastes 12:1; כְּלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֺ vessel wherein is no pleasure Jeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 48:38; Hosea 8:8; הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי Job 22:3 is it a pleasure to Shadday that ?
2. desire, longing דלים מנע מח׳ Job 31:16 withhold the poor from (their) desire; מְחוֺז חֶפְצָם the city of their desire Psalm 107:30; כל חפץ all (one's) desire 2 Samuel 23:5; 1 Kings 5:22 [1 Kings 5:8]; 1 Kings 5:23 [1 Kings 5:9]; 1 Kings 5:24 [1 Kings 5:10]; 1 Kings 9:11; 1 Kings 10:13 2 Chronicles 9:12; כל חפצים all things to be desired Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11.
3. the good pleasure, will, purpose, of Yahweh Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 48:14.
4. that in which one takes delight, his business (late), or matter (very late, compare in Mishna＝thing) בְּיָדוֺ יִצְלַח חֵפֶץ י׳ the good pleasure (cause, business) of Yahweh will prosper in his hands Isaiah 53:10; מצא ח׳ Isaiah 58:3, 13; עֲשׂוֺת חֲפָצֶךָ doing thy affairs Isaiah 58:13 (see De on the passage); בְּחֵפֶץ כַּמֶּיהָ in the business of her hands Proverbs 31:13; עֵתּ לְכָלחֵֿפֶץ time for every matter, affair Ecclesiastes 3:1, 17; Ecclesiastes 8:6; אַלֿ תִּתְּמַהּ עַלהַֿחֵפֶץ marvel not at the matter Ecclesiastes 5:7.
Note. — חפץ is not used in any of its forms in E D2 H P of the Hexateuch.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

15:22; 18:25

2 Samuel

23:5

1 Kings

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

2 Chronicles

9:12

Job

21:21; 22:3; 31:16

Psalms

1:2; 16:3; 107:30

Proverbs

3:15; 3:15; 3:15; 8:11; 8:11; 31:13

Ecclesiastes

3:1; 3:17; 5:3; 5:7; 8:6; 12:1; 12:10

Isaiah

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

Jeremiah

22:28; 48:38

Ezekiel

27:20

Hosea

8:8

Malachi

1:10; 3:12

H2656

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2656 matches the Hebrew חֵפֶץ (ḥēp̄eṣ),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:22 - And Samuel said,
“Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the LORD?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:5 - “For does not my house stand so with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:9 - My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 - And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:12 - And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:21 - For what do they care for their houses after them,
when the number of their months is cut off?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 - Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16 - “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 1:2 - but his delight is in the law[fn] of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:3 - As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:30 - Then they were glad that the waters[fn] were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:2 - Great are the works of the LORD,
studied by all who delight in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:15 - She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:11 - for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:13 - She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:1 - For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:17 - I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4 - When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:8 - If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:6 - For there is a time and a way for everything, although man’s trouble[fn] lies heavy on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:10 - The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 - who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:14 - “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
Who among them has declared these things?
The LORD loves him;
he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:10 - Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him;
he has put him to grief;[fn]
when his soul makes[fn] an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:12 - I will make your pinnacles of agate,[fn]
your gates of carbuncles,[fn]
and all your wall of precious stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:3 - ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,[fn]
and oppress all your workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:13 - “If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
from doing your pleasure[fn] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the LORD honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
or seeking your own pleasure,[fn] or talking idly;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:28 - Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot,
a vessel no one cares for?
Why are he and his children hurled and cast
into a land that they do not know?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:38 - On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:8 - Israel is swallowed up;
already they are among the nations
as a useless vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:10 - Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:12 - Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.
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