Usually translated as
delight, pleased, desire, have pleasure, will, like, would, any at all, favour, move, be
Occurrences
Châphêts occurs 75 times in 71 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (3), Judges (1), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Esther (5), Job (5), Psalms (17), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (3), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (1), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Malachi (1)
- Genesis 34:19 — And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight (חָפֵ֖ץ) in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
- Numbers 14:8 — If the LORD delight (חָפֵ֥ץ) in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
- Deuteronomy 21:14 — And it shall be, if thou have no delight (חָפַ֣צְתָּ) in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
- Deuteronomy 25:7 — And if the man like (יַחְפֹּץ֙) not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.
- Deuteronomy 25:8 — Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like (חָפַ֖צְתִּי) not to take her;
- Judges 13:23 — But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased (חָפֵ֨ץ) to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
- Ruth 3:13 — Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will (יַחְפֹּ֧ץ) not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
- 1 Samuel 2:25 — If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would (חָפֵ֥ץ) slay them.
- 1 Samuel 18:22 — And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight (חָפֵ֤ץ) in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.
- 1 Samuel 19:2 — But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
- 2 Samuel 15:26 — But if he thus say, I have no delight (חָפַ֖צְתִּי) in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
- 2 Samuel 22:20 — He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted (חָ֥פֵֽץ) in me.
- 2 Samuel 24:3 — And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight (חָפֵ֖ץ) in this thing?
- 1 Kings 9:1 — And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased (חָפֵ֖ץ) to do,
- 1 Kings 10:9 — Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted (חָפֵ֣ץ) in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 9:8 — Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted (חָפֵ֣ץ) in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
- Esther 2:14 — In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted (חָפֵ֥ץ) in her, and that she were called by name.
- Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth (חָפֵ֣ץ) to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
- Esther 6:6 — So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight (יַחְפֹּ֥ץ) to do honour more than to myself?
- Esther 6:7 — And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth (חָפֵ֥ץ) to honour,
- Esther 6:9 — And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth (חָפֵ֣ץ) to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
- Esther 6:9 — And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth (חָפֵ֥ץ) to honour.
- Esther 6:11 — Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth (חָפֵ֥ץ) to honour.
- Job 9:3 — If he will (יַ֭חְפֹּץ) contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
- Job 13:3 — Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire (אֶחְפָּֽץ) to reason with God.
- Job 21:14 — Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire (חָפָֽצְנוּ) not the knowledge of thy ways.
- Job 33:32 — If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire (חָפַ֥צְתִּי) to justify thee.
- Job 40:17 — He moveth (יַחְפֹּ֣ץ) his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
- Psalms 18:19 — He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted (חָ֥פֵֽץ) in me.
- Psalms 22:8 — He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted (חָ֥פֵֽץ) in him.
- Psalms 37:23 — The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth (יֶחְפָּֽץ) in his way.
- Psalms 40:6 — Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire (חָפַ֗צְתָּ); mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
- Psalms 40:8 — I delight (חָפָ֑צְתִּי) to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
- Psalms 41:11 — By this I know that thou (חָפַ֣צְתָּ) favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
- Psalms 51:6 — Behold, thou desirest (חָפַ֣צְתָּ) truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
- Psalms 51:16 — For thou desirest (תַחְפֹּ֣ץ) not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
- Psalms 51:19 — Then shalt thou be pleased (תַּחְפֹּ֣ץ) with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
- Psalms 68:30 — Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight (יֶחְפָּֽצוּ) in war.
- Psalms 73:25 — Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire (חָפַ֥צְתִּי) beside thee.
- Psalms 109:17 — As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted (חָפֵ֥ץ) not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- Psalms 112:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth (חָפֵ֥ץ) greatly in his commandments.
- Psalms 115:3 — But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased (חָפֵ֣ץ).
- Psalms 119:35 — Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight (חָפָֽצְתִּי).
- Psalms 135:6 — Whatsoever the LORD pleased (חָפֵ֥ץ), that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
- Psalms 147:10 — He delighteth (יֶחְפָּ֑ץ) not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
- Proverbs 18:2 — A fool hath no delight (יַחְפֹּ֣ץ) in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
- Proverbs 21:1 — The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (יַחְפֹּ֣ץ).
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth (יַחְפֹּ֖ץ) him.
- Song of Songs 2:7 — I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please (שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ).