חָפֵץ
cha.phets
delighting
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "cha.phets" (Strong's H2655) is translated to "delighting." This word suggests a positive emotional state where an individual finds pleasure or satisfaction in something. The semantic domain of "Light & Darkness" implies a connection to joy, happiness, and contentment in contrast to sorrow and despair found in darkness. Its range of usage is broad, with 12 occurrences throughout the Bible. This suggests that the concept of delighting is significant in various contexts, likely highlighting the importance of finding pleasure in God, relationships, or life experiences. Without further context, it is uncertain where or how these instances occur, but the consistency in meaning may indicate a universal human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.
Psalms 5:4For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.
Psalms 34:12Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 35:27Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
Psalms 35:27Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
Psalms 40:14Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
Psalms 70:2Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
Malachi 3:1“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.
1 Kings 13:33After this thing Jeroboam didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.
1 Kings 21:6He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
1 Chronicles 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.