חֵפֶץ
chêphets · khay'-fets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2654 (חָפֵץ);
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)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to speak, the word › to pursue the straight path
To separate and protect that works to speak, the word that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֵפֶץ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
39 occurrences · 39 OT · 0 NT · 29 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- wherein is no pleasure3 · 10%
- according to all his desire2 · 6%
- all her desire2 · 6%
- i have no pleasure2 · 6%
- all my pleasure2 · 6%
- as great delight1 · 3%
- desireth1 · 3%
- and all my desire1 · 3%
- all thy desire1 · 3%
- my desire1 · 3%
- for what pleasure1 · 3%
- is it any pleasure1 · 3%
- from their desire1 · 3%
- but his delight1 · 3%
- in whom is all my delight1 · 3%
- them unto their desired1 · 3%
- of all them that have pleasure1 · 3%
- and all the things thou canst desire1 · 3%
- and all the things that may be desired1 · 3%
- willingly1 · 3%
- to every purpose1 · 3%
- there for every purpose1 · 3%
- it; for he hath no pleasure1 · 3%
- not at the matter1 · 3%
- because to every purpose1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.