חָפֵץ
châphêts · H2655 · Hebrew · 13 occurrences
Meanings
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desiring
State in which humans are emotionally attached to deities
ExamplesMalachi 3:1 “Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of armies.
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wishing, desiring, pleasing
State in which humans feel emotionally attached to a particular event
Examples1 Kings 13:33 After this event, Jeroboam did not abandon his evil way, but he again appointed priests of the high places from all the people; anyone who wanted, he ordained, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
1 Kings 21:6 So he said to her, “It is because I was speaking to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
1 Chronicles 28:9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַתָּהyou 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- חַיalive, living 1
- שָׁלוֹםpeace, welfare 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- רַעevil, bad 2
- צֶדֶקrighteousness, justice 1
- הֶםtheir 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
What it doesIt is the subject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- כָּלַםto be ashamed 2
- רָנַןto sing for joy, to shout for joy 1
- שָׂמַחto rejoice, to be glad 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
- אַתָּהyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- θέλω thélō · G2309 · to purpose, to be of an opinion, to think something is so
- Greek θέλω emphasizes the active volitional determination or subjective impulse toward an object, whereas Hebrew חָפֵץ centers on the affective delight or pleasure taken in that object; both denote willing desire but θέλω foregrounds the will's decisional aspect while חָפֵץ foregrounds the emotional satisfaction component.
- βούλομαι boúlomai · G1014 · to desire, to want, to will
- βούλομαι emphasizes deliberate willing or purposeful intention, while חָפֵץ encompasses both volitional desire and emotional delight or pleasure in something; the overlap occurs where willing intention intersects with favorable disposition.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Love002001002018
- The word denotes delighting in or favoring someone, sharing the sense of pleasure and favor carried by the closely related form of this root.
- Wish002004002001001
- The word denotes desiring or wishing for something, matching the sense of willing desire carried by the closely related form of this root.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2655. chaphets חָפֵץ verbal adjective delighting in, having pleasure in; — ׳ח Psa 5:5…
חָפֵץ verbal adjective delighting in, having pleasure in; — ׳ח Psa 5:5 Psa 5:4t.; plural חֲפֵצִים Mal 3:1; Neh 1:11; construct חֲפֵצֵי Psa 35:27 Psa 35:2t.; suffix חֶפְצֵיהֶם Psa 111:2; feminine חֲפֵצָ֑ה 1Ch 28:9; —
1 of man, with accusative Psa 34:13; Psa 35:27; Mal 3:1; with infinitive Neh 1:11; absolute הֶחָפֵץ whosoever would 1Ki 13:33; אתה חפץ אם if thou pleasest 1Ki 21:6; חֲפֵצָה נֶפֶשׁ willing soul 1Ch 28:9; plural construct before nouns absolute Psa 35:22; Psa 40:15 = Psa 70:3; לְכָלחֶֿפְצֵיהֶם דְּרוּשִׁים studied of all who take pleasure in them Psa 111:2.
2 of God, אַתָּה רֶשַׁע חָפֵץ אֵלֿ לֹא thou art not a God taking pleasure in wickedness Psa 5:5.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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