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חֵפֶץ

che.phets

pleasure

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Strong’s H2656Noun, masculine39 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

desire10

delight6

is pleasure5

pleasure5

matter4

pleasures3

does delight1

does pleasure1

In the text

1 Kings 5:8חֶפְצְךָ
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.
Job 21:21חֶפְצוֹ
For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
Psalm 1:2חֶפְצוֹ
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
Proverbs 3:15חֲפָצֶיךָ
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Ecclesiastes 5:4חֵפֶץ
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
Isaiah 44:28חֶפְצִי
who 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.’”

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חֵ֫פֶץ n.m. delight, pleasure

1. delight

2. desire, longing

3. the good pleasure, will, purpose, of Yahweh

4. that in which one takes delight, his business (late), or matter

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.