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חָפֵץ

châphêts · khaw-fates'Hebrew · H2654

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

In the King James Version

[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Translated as

delight (14), delighteth (12), pleased (6), delighted (6), desire (5), pleasure (3), like (2), will (2), desirest (2), please (2), would (1), favoureth (1), moveth (1), favourest (1), all (1), desired (1)

Where it appears

Found in 56 verses

Genesis
34:19
Numbers
14:8
Deuteronomy
21:14, 25:7, 25:8
Judges
13:23
Ruth
3:13
1 Samuel
2:25, 18:22, 19:2
2 Samuel
15:26, 20:11, 22:20, 24:3
1 Kings
9:1, 10:9
2 Chronicles
9:8
Esther
2:14, 6:6, 6:7, 6:9, 6:11
Proverbs
18:2
Jeremiah
9:24, 42:22
Ezekiel
18:23, 18:32, 33:11
Hosea
6:6
Micah
7:18
Malachi
2:17

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