Hebrew word study
חָפֵץ H2654
- Transliteration
- châphêts
- Pronunciation
- khaw-fates'
- KJV glosses
- [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
Lexical summary
properly, to incline to
by implication (literally but rarely) to bend
figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to incline to
by implication (literally but rarely) to bend
figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information