Chêphets — H2656

Definition

masculine noun

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

1. delight, pleasure
1. delight
2. desire, longing
3. the good pleasure
4. that in which one takes delight

Usually translated as

pleasure, desire, delight, purpose, things desired, acceptable, matter, pleasant, willingly, delightsome

Origin

from H2654

• Derived from Châphêts (H2654)

Greek equivalents

• bouleúō (G1011)
• eklektós (G1588)
• eúchrēstos (G2173)
• thélēsis (G2308)
• méllō (G3195)
• mélō (G3199)
• prâgma (G4229)
• tímios (G5093)

Occurrences

Chêphets occurs 39 times in 38 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (5), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (3), Psalms (4), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (7), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (2), Hosea (1), Malachi (2)

• 1 Samuel 15:22 — And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight (הַחֵ֤פֶץ) in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
• 1 Samuel 18:25 — And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth (חֵ֤פֶץ) not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 23:5 — Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire (חֵ֖פֶץ), although he make it not to grow.
• 1 Kings 5:8 — And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire (חֶפְצְךָ֔) concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
• 1 Kings 5:9 — My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire (חֶפְצִ֔י), in giving food for my household.
• 1 Kings 5:10 — So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire (חֶפְצֽוֹ).
• 1 Kings 9:11 — (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire (חֶפְצ֑וֹ),) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
• 1 Kings 10:13 — And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire (חֶפְצָהּ֙), whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
• 2 Chronicles 9:12 — And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire (חֶפְצָהּ֙), whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
• Job 21:21 — For what pleasure (חֶפְצ֣וֹ) hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
• Job 22:3 — Is it any pleasure (הַחֵ֣פֶץ) to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
• Job 31:16 — If I have withheld the poor from their desire (מֵחֵ֣פֶץ), or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Psalms 1:2 — But his delight (חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ) is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Psalms 16:3 — But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight (חֶפְצִי).
• Psalms 107:30 — Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired (חֶפְצָֽם) haven.
• Psalms 111:2 — The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure (חֶפְצֵיהֶֽם) therein.
• Proverbs 3:15 — She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire (חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ) are not to be compared unto her.
• Proverbs 8:11 — For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired (חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים) are not to be compared to it.
• Proverbs 31:13 — She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly (בְּחֵ֣פֶץ) with her hands.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose (חֵ֖פֶץ) under the heaven:
• Ecclesiastes 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose (חֵ֔פֶץ) and for every work.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4 — When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure (חֵ֖פֶץ) in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8 — If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter (הַחֵ֑פֶץ): for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
• Ecclesiastes 8:6 — Because to every purpose (חֵ֔פֶץ) there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
• Ecclesiastes 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure (חֵֽפֶץ) in them;
• Ecclesiastes 12:10 — The preacher sought to find out acceptable (חֵ֑פֶץ) words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
• Isaiah 44:28 — That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure (חֶפְצִ֖י): even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
• Isaiah 46:10 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure (חֶפְצִ֖י):
• Isaiah 48:14 — All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure (חֶפְצוֹ֙) on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
• Isaiah 53:10 — Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure (וְחֵ֥פֶץ) of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
• Isaiah 54:12 — And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant (חֵֽפֶץ) stones.
• Isaiah 58:3 — Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure (חֵ֔פֶץ), and exact all your labours.
• Isaiah 58:13 — If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure (חֲפָצֶ֖יךָ) on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
• Isaiah 58:13 — If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure (חֶפְצְךָ֖), nor speaking thine own words:
• Jeremiah 22:28 — Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure (חֵ֖פֶץ)? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
• Jeremiah 48:38 — There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure (חֵ֥פֶץ), saith the LORD.
• Hosea 8:8 — Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure (חֵ֥פֶץ).
• Malachi 1:10 — Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure (חֵ֜פֶץ) in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
• Malachi 3:12 — And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a (חֵ֔פֶץ) delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.