Lexical Summary chaphets: delighting in, having pleasure in Original Word: חָפֵץTransliteration: chaphets Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-fates') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: delighting in, having pleasure in Meaning: delighting in, having pleasure in Strong's Concordance delight in, desire, favor, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wishFrom chaphets; pleased with -- delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish. see HEBREW chaphets Brown-Driver-Briggs H2655. chaphets חָפֵץ verbal adjective delighting in, having pleasure in; — ׳ח Psalm 5:5 4t.; plural חֲפֵצִים Malachi 3:1; Nehemiah 1:11; construct חֲפֵצֵי Psalm 35:27 2t.; suffix חֶפְצֵיהֶם 111:2; feminine חֲפֵצָ֑ה 1 Chronicles 28:9; — 1 of man, with accusative Psalm 34:13; 35:27; Malachi 3:1; with infinitive Nehemiah 1:11; absolute הֶחָפֵץ whosoever would 1 Kings 13:33; אתה חפץ אם if thou pleasest 21:6; חֲפֵצָה נֶפֶשׁ willing soul 1 Chronicles 28:9; plural construct before nouns absolute Psalm 35:22; 40:15 = 70:3; לְכָלחֶֿפְצֵיהֶם דְּרוּשִׁים studied of all who take pleasure in them 111:2. 2 of God, אַתָּה רֶשַׁע חָפֵץ אֵלֿ לֹא thou art not a God taking pleasure in wickedness Psalm 5:5. |
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