Strong’s H2656
חֵפֶץ — chêphets
חֵפֶץ (chêphets, Strong’s H2656) means: pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- H2656
- /khay'-fets/
- 39× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- chêphets
- Pronunciation
- khay'-fets
- Occurrences
- 39
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חֵפֶץ
- Definition
- pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
- Derivation
- from H2654 (חָפֵץ);
- King James Version renders it as
- acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Derived from
- חָפֵץ châphêtsH2654 · to incline to · 75×
Words derived from chêphets
- חֶפְצִי בָּהּ Chephtsîy bâhhH2657 · Cheptsi-bah · 4×
Where it appears
The first verses that use chêphets (39 times in all).
Sources
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