H2655: חָפֵץ
châphêts · pronounced khaw-fates' · “delighting”
Definition
pleased with
KJV translates it as: delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish.
Word origin: from H2654 (חָפֵץ);
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2655 is translated
- the people desirous of ×3
- desiring ×2
- one desiring ×1
- are desiring ×1
- willing ×1
- delighting ×1
- desirous of ×1
- is one desirous of ×1
- are delighting ×1
Bible verses with H2655 (châphêts)
Châphêts appears in 11 verses.
- 1 Kings 13:33
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
- 1 Kings 21:6
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
- Psalms 5:4
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
- Psalms 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
- Psalms 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
- Psalms 40:14
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
- Psalms 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
- Micah 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.