H2654 — חָפֵץ (châphêts)

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Strong's H2654 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָפֵץ (châphêts)

Pronunciation: khaw-fates'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

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

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

Senses

  1. to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with
    1. (Qal)
    2. of men
      1. to take pleasure in, delight in
      2. to delight, desire, be pleased to do
    3. of God
      1. to delight in, have pleasure in
      2. to be pleased to do
  2. to move, bend down
    1. (Qal) to bend down

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G25 ἀγαπάω agapáō perhaps from ἄγαν (ágan) (much) (or compare H5689) to love (in a social or moral sense) (be-)love(-ed)
G138 αἱρέομαι hairéomai probably akin to G142 to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer choose
G140 αἱρετίζω hairetízō from a derivative of G138 to make a choice choose
G1013 βούλημα boúlēma from G1014 a resolve purpose, will
G1937 ἐπιθυμέω epithyméō from G1909 and G2372 to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise) covet, desire, would fain, lust (after)
G2106 εὐδοκέω eudokéō from G2095 and G1380 to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing) think good, (be well) please(-d), be the good (have, take) pleasure, be willing
G2309 θέλω thélō apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138 to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly))
G2476 ἵστημι hístēmi a prolonged form of a primary στάω (stáō) stah'-o (of the same meaning, and used for it in certain tenses) to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.

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