חֵפֶץ

Derivation

from H2654 (חָפֵץ);

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

Translated as

pleasure (12), desire (9), purpose (3), delight (2), desired (2), desireth (1), willingly (1), matter (1), acceptable (1), pleasant (1), delightsome (1)

Where it appears

Found in 33 verses

1 Samuel

15:22, 18:25

2 Samuel

23:5

1 Kings

5:8, 5:9, 5:10, 9:11, 10:13

2 Chronicles

9:12

Job

21:21, 22:3, 31:16

Psalms

1:2, 107:30

Proverbs

3:15, 8:11, 31:13

Ecclesiastes

3:1, 3:17, 5:4, 5:8, 8:6, 12:10

Isaiah

44:28, 48:14, 53:10, 54:12, 58:3, 58:13

Jeremiah

22:28, 48:38

Malachi

1:10, 3:12