חֵפֶץ (chêphets) — Acceptable
Hebrew word study: חֵפֶץ (chêphets), Strong's H2656. pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
KJV translation words: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Strong's H2656 is tagged on 39 words in 38 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Samuel 15:22 and last appears in Malachi 3:12.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 38)
- 1 Samuel 15:22 — הַחֵפֶץ — ¿ does delight
- 1 Samuel 18:25 — חֵפֶץ — delight
- 2 Samuel 23:5 — חֵפֶץ — desire
- 1 Kings 5:8 — חֶפְצְךָ — desire your
- 1 Kings 5:9 — חֶפְצִי — desire my
- 1 Kings 5:10 — חֶפְצוֹ — desire his
- 1 Kings 9:11 — חֶפְצוֹ — desire his
- 1 Kings 10:13 — חֶפְצָהּ — desire her
- 2 Chronicles 9:12 — חֶפְצָהּ — desire her
- Job 21:21 — חֶפְצוֹ — is pleasure his
- Job 22:3 — הַחֵפֶץ — ¿ does pleasure
- Job 31:16 — מֵחֵפֶץ — any of the desire of
- Psalms 1:2 — חֶפְצוֹ — delight his
- Psalms 16:3 — חֶפְצִי — delight my
- Psalms 107:30 — חֶפְצָם — desire their
- Psalms 111:2 — חֶפְצֵיהֶם — those delighting in them
- Proverbs 3:15 — חֲפָצֶיךָ — pleasures your
- Proverbs 8:11 — חֲפָצִים — pleasures
- Proverbs 31:13 — בְּחֵפֶץ — in the delight of
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — חֵפֶץ — matter
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 — חֵפֶץ — matter
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 — חֵפֶץ — is pleasure
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 — הַחֵפֶץ — the matter
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 — חֵפֶץ — matter
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 — חֵפֶץ — pleasure
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2654 חָפֵץ (châphêts).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2657 חֶפְצִי בָּהּ (Chephtsîy bâhh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chêphets (H2656) mean?
Pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
How is H2656 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2656 as: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly..
How often does חֵפֶץ (chêphets) appear?
Strong's H2656 is tagged on 39 words in 38 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 1 Samuel 15:22 and last appears in Malachi 3:12.
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