The meaning of “חֵפֶץ”
Understanding chêphets reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly. - pleasure - hence (abst...
חֵפֶץ
acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly. - pleasure - hence (abstractly) desire - concretely, a valuable thing - hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 18:25 | “And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.” Word: חֵפֶץ (chêphets) | |
| 1 Kings 5:10 | “So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.” Word: חֵפֶץ (chêphets) | |
| Job 22:3 | “Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?” Word: חֵפֶץ (chêphets) | |
| Proverbs 8:11 | “For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.” Word: חֵפֶץ (chêphets) | |
| Isaiah 53:10 | “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.” Word: חֵפֶץ (chêphets) |
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