Strong's Hebrew: 2654. חָפֵץ (chaphets) — 75 Occurrences
Genesis 34:19
HEB: הַדָּבָ֔ר כִּ֥י חָפֵ֖ץ בְּבַֽת־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב
NAS: because he was delighted with Jacob's
KJV: the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's
INT: the thing because was delighted daughter Jacob's
Numbers 14:8
HEB: אִם־ חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֙נוּ֙ יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring
KJV: If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring
INT: If is pleased the LORD will bring
Deuteronomy 21:14
HEB: אִם־ לֹ֧א חָפַ֣צְתָּ בָּ֗הּ וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙
NAS: It shall be, if you are not pleased with her, then you shall let her go
KJV: And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go
INT: shall be if are not pleased shall let wishes
Deuteronomy 25:7
HEB: וְאִם־ לֹ֤א יַחְפֹּץ֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ לָקַ֖חַת
NAS: the man does not desire to take
KJV: And if the man like not to take
INT: if does not desire the man to take
Deuteronomy 25:8
HEB: וְאָמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי לְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃
NAS: and says, 'I do not desire to take
KJV: [to it], and say, I like not to take
INT: and says not desire to take
Judges 13:23
HEB: אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ לוּ֩ חָפֵ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙
NAS: the LORD had desired to kill
KJV: the LORD were pleased to kill
INT: his wife If had desired the LORD to kill
Ruth 3:13
HEB: וְאִם־ לֹ֨א יַחְפֹּ֧ץ לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְ
NAS: you. But if he does not wish to redeem
KJV: let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman
INT: if does not wish to redeem will redeem
1 Samuel 2:25
HEB: אֲבִיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־ חָפֵ֥ץ יְהוָ֖ה לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃
NAS: for the LORD desired to put them to death.
KJV: because the LORD would slay
INT: of their father for desired the LORD to put
1 Samuel 18:22
HEB: לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֨ה חָפֵ֤ץ בְּךָ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: the king delights in you, and all
KJV: Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants
INT: saying Behold delights the king and all
1 Samuel 19:1
HEB: בֶּן־ שָׁא֔וּל חָפֵ֥ץ בְּדָוִ֖ד מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: son, greatly delighted in David.
INT: son Saul's delighted David greatly
2 Samuel 15:26
HEB: יֹאמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי בָּ֑ךְ הִנְנִ֕י
NAS: He should say thus, I have no delight
KJV: But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, [here am] I, let him do
INT: say no have behold do
2 Samuel 20:11
HEB: מִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָפֵ֧ץ בְּיוֹאָ֛ב וּמִ֥י
NAS: Whoever favors Joab
KJV: He that favoureth Joab,
INT: He after favors Joab any
2 Samuel 22:20
HEB: יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִי כִּי־ חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃
NAS: me, because He delighted in me.
KJV: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
INT: rescued because delighted
2 Samuel 24:3
HEB: הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥מָּה חָפֵ֖ץ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃
NAS: the king delight in this
KJV: the king delight in this thing?
INT: the king why delight act this
1 Kings 9:1
HEB: שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָפֵ֖ץ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פ
KJV: desire which he was pleased to do,
INT: Solomon which pleased to do
1 Kings 10:9
HEB: בָּר֔וּךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ חָפֵ֣ץ בְּךָ֔ לְתִתְּךָ֖
NAS: who delighted in you to set
KJV: thy God, which delighted in thee, to set
INT: Blessed who delighted to set on
2 Chronicles 9:8
HEB: בָּר֔וּךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ חָפֵ֣ץ בְּךָ֗ לְתִתְּךָ֤
NAS: who delighted in you, setting
KJV: thy God, which delighted in thee to set
INT: Blessed who delighted setting over
Esther 2:14
HEB: כִּ֣י אִם־ חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
NAS: the king delighted in her and she was summoned
KJV: no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called
INT: for lo delighted the king was summoned
Esther 6:6
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּיקָר֑וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
NAS: the king desires to honor?
KJV: whom the king delighteth to honour?
INT: whom the king desires to honor said
Esther 6:6
HEB: בְּלִבּ֔וֹ לְמִ֞י יַחְפֹּ֥ץ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
NAS: would the king desire to honor
KJV: To whom would the king delight to do
INT: to himself Whom desire the king is to be done
Esther 6:7
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃
NAS: whom the king desires to honor,
KJV: whom the king delighteth to honour,
INT: whom the king desires to honor
Esther 6:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּֽיקָר֑וֹ וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּ
NAS: the king desires to honor
KJV: [withal] whom the king delighteth to honour,
INT: whom the king desires to honor and lead
Esther 6:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃
NAS: whom the king desires to honor.'
KJV: whom the king delighteth to honour.
INT: whom the king desires to honor
Esther 6:11
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃
NAS: whom the king desires to honor.
KJV: whom the king delighteth to honour.
INT: whom the king desires to honor
Job 9:3
HEB: אִם־ יַ֭חְפֹּץ לָרִ֣יב עִמּ֑וֹ
NAS: If one wished to dispute
KJV: If he will contend
INT: If wished to dispute with
Job 13:3
HEB: אֶל־ אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃
NAS: to the Almighty, And I desire to argue
KJV: to the Almighty, and I desire to reason
INT: with God desire
Job 21:14
HEB: דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃
NAS: Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge
KJV: Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge
INT: of your ways even desire
Job 33:32
HEB: דַּ֝בֵּ֗ר כִּֽי־ חָפַ֥צְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: me; Speak, for I desire to justify
KJV: me: speak, for I desire to justify
INT: Speak for desire to justify
Job 40:17
HEB: יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ־
NAS: He bends his tail like
KJV: He moveth his tail like a cedar:
INT: bends his tail like
Psalm 18:19
HEB: יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃
NAS: me, because He delighted in me.
KJV: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
INT: rescued because delighted
Psalm 22:8
HEB: יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּ כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: him, because He delights in him.
KJV: him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
INT: rescue because delights
Psalm 37:23
HEB: כּוֹנָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכּ֥וֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃
NAS: by the LORD, And He delights in his way.
KJV: by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
INT: are established his way delights
Psalm 40:6
HEB: וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־ חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ
NAS: and meal offering You have not desired; My ears
KJV: and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears
INT: and meal have not desired my ears have opened
Psalm 40:8
HEB: רְצוֹנְךָ֣ אֱלֹהַ֣י חָפָ֑צְתִּי וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ בְּת֣וֹךְ
NAS: I delight to do Your will,
KJV: I delight to do thy will,
INT: your will my God delight your Law is within
Psalm 41:11
HEB: יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּֽי־ חָפַ֣צְתָּ בִּ֑י כִּ֤י
NAS: I know that You are pleased with me, Because
KJV: By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy
INT: know Because you are pleased Because does not
Psalm 51:6
HEB: הֵן־ אֱ֭מֶת חָפַ֣צְתָּ בַטֻּח֑וֹת וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗ם
NAS: Behold, You desire truth
KJV: Behold, thou desirest truth
INT: Behold truth desire the innermost the hidden
Psalm 51:16
HEB: כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־ תַחְפֹּ֣ץ זֶ֣בַח וְאֶתֵּ֑נָה
NAS: For You do not delight in sacrifice,
KJV: For thou desirest not sacrifice;
INT: for not delight sacrifice give
Psalm 51:19
HEB: אָ֤ז תַּחְפֹּ֣ץ זִבְחֵי־ צֶ֭דֶק
NAS: Then You will delight in righteous
KJV: Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices
INT: Then will delight sacrifices righteous
Psalm 68:30
HEB: עַ֝מִּ֗ים קְרָב֥וֹת יֶחְפָּֽצוּ׃
NAS: the peoples who delight in war.
KJV: thou the people [that] delight in war.
INT: the peoples war delight
Psalm 73:25
HEB: וְ֝עִמְּךָ֗ לֹא־ חָפַ֥צְתִּי בָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: [but You]? And besides You, I desire nothing
KJV: [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
INT: and besides nothing desire earth
Psalm 109:17
HEB: וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־ חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק
NAS: so it came to him; And he did not delight in blessing,
KJV: so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing,
INT: came did not delight blessing far
Psalm 112:1
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝מִצְוֹתָ֗יו חָפֵ֥ץ מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: Who greatly delights in His commandments.
KJV: the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly
INT: the LORD his commandments delights greatly
Psalm 115:3
HEB: כֹּ֭ל אֲשֶׁר־ חָפֵ֣ץ עָשָֽׂה׃
NAS: He does whatever He pleases.
KJV: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
INT: all manner he pleases does
Psalm 119:35
HEB: כִּי־ ב֥וֹ חָפָֽצְתִּי׃
NAS: of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
KJV: of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
INT: of your commandments for delight
Psalm 135:6
HEB: כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־ חָפֵ֥ץ יְהוָ֗ה עָ֫שָׂ֥ה
NAS: the LORD pleases, He does,
KJV: Whatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did
INT: all after pleases the LORD does
Psalm 147:10
HEB: בִגְבוּרַ֣ת הַסּ֣וּס יֶחְפָּ֑ץ לֹֽא־ בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י
NAS: He does not delight in the strength
KJV: He delighteth not in the strength
INT: the strength of the horse delight not the legs
Proverbs 18:2
HEB: לֹֽא־ יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה
NAS: A fool does not delight in understanding,
KJV: A fool hath no delight in understanding,
INT: does not delight A fool understanding
Proverbs 21:1
HEB: כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֖ר יַחְפֹּ֣ץ יַטֶּֽנּוּ׃ כָּֽל־
NAS: He turns it wherever He wishes.
KJV: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
INT: all manner he wishes turns all manner
Ecclesiastes 8:3
HEB: כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
NAS: for he will do whatever he pleases.
KJV: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
INT: all manner he pleases will do
Songs 2:7
HEB: הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ ס
NAS: [my] love Until she pleases.
KJV: nor awake [my] love, till he please.
INT: love Until pleases
Songs 3:5
HEB: הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ ס
NAS: [my] love Until she pleases.
KJV: nor awake [my] love, till he please.
INT: love Until pleases
Songs 8:4
HEB: הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ ס
NAS: [my] love Until she pleases.
KJV: nor awake [my] love, until he please.
INT: love Until pleases
Isaiah 1:11
HEB: וְעַתּוּדִ֖ים לֹ֥א חָפָֽצְתִּי׃
NAS: of fed cattle; And I take no
KJV: of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood
INT: goats no take
Isaiah 13:17
HEB: וְזָהָ֖ב לֹ֥א יַחְפְּצוּ־ בֽוֹ׃
NAS: silver or take pleasure in gold.
KJV: and [as for] gold, they shall not delight in it.
INT: gold or take
Isaiah 42:21
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה חָפֵ֖ץ לְמַ֣עַן צִדְק֑וֹ
NAS: The LORD was pleased for His righteousness'
KJV: The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness'
INT: the LORD was pleased sake his righteousness'
Isaiah 53:10
HEB: וַיהוָ֞ה חָפֵ֤ץ דַּכְּאוֹ֙ הֶֽחֱלִ֔י
NAS: But the LORD was pleased To crush
KJV: Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise
INT: the LORD was pleased to crush putting
Isaiah 55:11
HEB: אֶת־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפַ֔צְתִּי וְהִצְלִ֖יחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: what I desire, And without succeeding
KJV: but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
INT: accomplishing what desire succeeding which
Isaiah 56:4
HEB: וּבָֽחֲר֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפָ֑צְתִּי וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃
NAS: what pleases Me, And hold fast
KJV: and choose [the things] that please me, and take hold
INT: and choose what pleases and hold my covenant
Isaiah 58:2
HEB: וְדַ֥עַת דְּרָכַ֖י יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן כְּג֞וֹי אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: by day and delight to know
KJV: me daily, and delight to know
INT: to know my ways and delight A nation after
Isaiah 58:2
HEB: קִרְבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃
NAS: decisions, They delight in the nearness
KJV: of justice; they take delight in approaching
INT: the nearness of God delight
Isaiah 62:4
HEB: בְּעוּלָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חָפֵ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ
NAS: For the LORD delights in you, And [to Him] your land
KJV: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land
INT: Married for delights the LORD your land
Isaiah 65:12
HEB: וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ חָפַ֖צְתִּי בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פ
NAS: that in which I did not delight.
KJV: and did choose [that] wherein I delighted not.
INT: which did not delight and chose
Isaiah 66:3
HEB: וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם נַפְשָׁ֥ם חָפֵֽצָה׃
NAS: And their soul delights in their abominations,
KJV: and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
INT: their abominations and their soul delights
Isaiah 66:4
HEB: וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ חָפַ֖צְתִּי בָּחָֽרוּ׃ ס
NAS: that in which I did not delight.
KJV: and chose [that] in which I delighted not.
INT: which did not delight and chose
Jeremiah 6:10
HEB: לְחֶרְפָּ֖ה לֹ֥א יַחְפְּצוּ־ בֽוֹ׃
NAS: a reproach to them; They have no
KJV: is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
INT: A reproach no have
Jeremiah 9:24
HEB: כִּֽי־ בְאֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: on earth; for I delight in these things,
KJV: in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith
INT: in these delight declares the LORD
Jeremiah 42:22
HEB: בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲפַצְתֶּ֔ם לָב֖וֹא לָג֥וּר
NAS: where you wish to go
KJV: in the place whither ye desire to go
INT: the place you wish to go to reside
Ezekiel 18:23
HEB: הֶחָפֹ֤ץ אֶחְפֹּץ֙ מ֣וֹת
NAS: Do I have any pleasure in the death
KJV: Have I any pleasure at all
INT: have any the death
Ezekiel 18:23
HEB: הֶחָפֹ֤ץ אֶחְפֹּץ֙ מ֣וֹת רָשָׁ֔ע
NAS: Do I have any pleasure in the death
KJV: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked
INT: have any the death of the wicked
Ezekiel 18:32
HEB: כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֶחְפֹּץ֙ בְּמ֣וֹת הַמֵּ֔ת
NAS: For I have no pleasure
KJV: For I have no pleasure in the death
INT: for no have the death dies
Ezekiel 33:11
HEB: יְהוִ֗ה אִם־ אֶחְפֹּץ֙ בְּמ֣וֹת הָרָשָׁ֔ע
NAS: the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure
KJV: GOD, I have no pleasure in the death
INT: GOD no take the death of the wicked
Hosea 6:6
HEB: כִּ֛י חֶ֥סֶד חָפַ֖צְתִּי וְלֹא־ זָ֑בַח
NAS: For I delight in loyalty rather than
KJV: For I desired mercy,
INT: in loyalty delight rather sacrifice
Jonah 1:14
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר חָפַ֖צְתָּ עָשִֽׂיתָ׃
NAS: have done as You have pleased.
KJV: hast done as it pleased thee.
INT: LORD you have pleased have done
Micah 7:18
HEB: אַפּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־ חָפֵ֥ץ חֶ֖סֶד הֽוּא׃
NAS: Because He delights in unchanging love.
KJV: for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
INT: his anger Because delights unchanging He
Malachi 2:17
HEB: וּבָהֶם֙ ה֣וּא חָפֵ֔ץ א֥וֹ אַיֵּ֖ה
NAS: of the LORD, and He delights in them, or,
KJV: of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where [is] the God
INT: of the LORD and He delights or Where
be mindful of, attentive to, keep, protect, Aramaic 
whence 
eager, zealous, Arabic 
anger (excitement), 
enrage (Aramaic and Arabic of excited attention, Hebrew of delighted attention), DlPr 168 NöZMG 1886, 742; Late Hebrew חֵפֶץ weakened to thing, see DeEc. Glossary, Phoenician in proper name חפצבעל); — 
lower, depress, as wings Qor 15:88) — only