Strong's Lexicon
chephets: Delight, pleasure, desire, purpose, matter
Original Word:חֵפֶץ
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:chephets
Pronunciation:KHEH-fets
Phonetic Spelling:(khay'-fets)
Definition:Delight, pleasure, desire, purpose, matter
Meaning:pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter
Word Origin:Derived from the root חָפֵץ (chafets), meaning "to delight in" or "to desire."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G2107 (εὐδοκία, eudokia): Good pleasure, delight, satisfaction
-G2307 (θέλημα, thelema): Will, desire, pleasure
Usage:The Hebrew word "chephets" primarily conveys the idea of delight or pleasure, often in the context of what is pleasing or desirable. It can also refer to a purpose or matter of interest. In the biblical context, it is used to describe both human desires and God's pleasure or will.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of "chephets" was closely tied to the heart's inclinations and desires. It was understood that what one delights in reveals much about their character and priorities. The term is used in various contexts, from personal desires to divine purposes, reflecting the holistic nature of Hebrew thought where spiritual and physical realms are interconnected.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
chaphetsDefinitiondelight, pleasure
NASB Translationcare (1), delight (8), delightful (2), delights (1), desirable things (1), desire (10), desired (2), event (1), good pleasure (3), matter (1), pleased (1), pleasure (3), precious (1), sight (1), undesirable* (2), what you desire (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Proverbs 3:15 ; —
Isaiah 54:12 20t.; suffix
Isaiah 58:13 etc. + 13 t. suffixes; plural
Proverbs 8:11; suffix
Proverbs 3:15;
Isaiah 58:13 —
delightIsaiah 54:12delightful stones;Malachi 3:12delightsome land;Ecclesiastes 12:10; so perhaps alsoEzekiel 27:20garments of delight, i.e. of beauty and luxury (Gr; q. v.); with of personsPsalm 16:3;Ecclesiastes 5:3;Malachi 1:10; of things1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 18:25;Psalm 1:2;Job 21:21;Ecclesiastes 12:1;vessel wherein is no pleasureJeremiah 22:28;Jeremiah 48:38;Hosea 8:8;Job 22:3is it a pleasure to Shadday that ?
desire, longingJob 31:16withhold the poor from (their)desire;the city of their desirePsalm 107:30;all (one's)desire2 Samuel 23:5;1 Kings 5:22;1 Kings 5:23;1 Kings 5:24;1 Kings 9:11;1 Kings 10:13 2Chronicles 9:12;all things to be desiredProverbs 3:15;Proverbs 8:11.
the good pleasure, will, purpose, of YahwehIsaiah 44:28;Isaiah 46:10;Isaiah 48:14.
that in which one takes delight, hisbusiness (late), ormatter (very late, compare in Mishna =thing)the good pleasure (cause, business)of Yahweh will prosper in his handsIsaiah 53:10;Isaiah 58:3,13;doing thy affairsIsaiah 58:13 (see De on the passage);in the business of her handsProverbs 31:13;time for every matter, affairEcclesiastes 3:1,17;Ecclesiastes 8:6;marvel not at the matterEcclesiastes 5:7.
. — is not used in any of its forms in E D2 H P of the Hexateuch.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
acceptable, delightsome, desire, things desired, matter, pleasant, purpose
Fromchaphets; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) -- acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
see HEBREWchaphets
Forms and Transliterations
בְּחֵ֣פֶץ בחפץ הַחֵ֑פֶץ הַחֵ֣פֶץ הַחֵ֤פֶץ החפץ וְחֵ֥פֶץ וחפץ חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ חֵ֑פֶץ חֵ֔פֶץ חֵ֖פֶץ חֵ֜פֶץ חֵ֤פֶץ חֵ֥פֶץ חֵֽפֶץ׃ חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ חֶפְצ֑וֹ חֶפְצ֣וֹ חֶפְצְךָ֔ חֶפְצְךָ֖ חֶפְצִ֔י חֶפְצִ֖י חֶפְצִי־ חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם׃ חֶפְצָֽם׃ חֶפְצָהּ֙ חֶפְצֽוֹ׃ חֶפְצוֹ֙ חפץ חפץ׃ חפצה חפצו חפצו׃ חפצי חפצי־ חפציהם׃ חפציך חפצים חפצך חפצם׃ מֵחֵ֣פֶץ מחפץ bə·ḥê·p̄eṣ beChefetz bəḥêp̄eṣ chafaTzeicha chafaTzim Chefetz chefTzah chefTzam cheftzeCha cheftzeiHem chefTzi chefTzo ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ ḥă·p̄ā·ṣe·ḵā ḥă·p̄ā·ṣîm haChefetz haḥêp̄eṣ ḥăp̄āṣeḵā ḥăp̄āṣîm ḥê·p̄eṣ ḥep̄·ṣāh ḥep̄·ṣām ḥep̄·ṣê·hem ḥep̄·ṣə·ḵā ḥep̄·ṣî ḥep̄·ṣî- ḥep̄·ṣōw ḥêp̄eṣ ḥep̄ṣāh ḥep̄ṣām ḥep̄ṣêhem ḥep̄ṣəḵā ḥep̄ṣî ḥep̄ṣî- ḥep̄ṣōw mê·ḥê·p̄eṣ meChefetz mêḥêp̄eṣ veChefetz wə·ḥê·p̄eṣ wəḥêp̄eṣ
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