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חֵפֶץ H2656
H2656 is the Hebrew word חֵפֶץ, transliterated chêphets and said khay'-fets. The King James Version most often renders it pleasure.
What it means
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
Where it comes from
from H2654 (חָפֵץ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Verses using חֵפֶץ
All 33 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 15:22 · KJV
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 18:25 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 23:5 · KJV
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
1 Kings 5:8 · KJV
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
1 Kings 5:9 · KJV
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
1 Kings 5:10 · KJV
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
1 Kings 9:11 · KJV
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
1 Kings 10:13 · KJV
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
2 Chronicles 9:12 · KJV
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
Job 21:21 · KJV
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Job 22:3 · KJV
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Job 31:16 · KJV
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalm 1:2 · KJV
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalm 107:30 · KJV
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Proverbs 3:15 · KJV
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs 8:11 · KJV
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Proverbs 31:13 · KJV
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 · KJV
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:17 · KJV
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Ecclesiastes 5:4 · KJV
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 · KJV
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Ecclesiastes 8:6 · KJV
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 · KJV
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Isaiah 44:28 · KJV
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Isaiah 48:14 · KJV
All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Isaiah 53:10 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 54:12 · KJV
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Isaiah 58:3 · KJV
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah 58:13 · KJV
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Jeremiah 22:28 · KJV
Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
Jeremiah 48:38 · KJV
There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
Malachi 1:10 · KJV
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Malachi 3:12 · KJV
And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2656 mean?
H2656 is the Hebrew word חֵפֶץ (chêphets), meaning pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
How is H2656 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pleasure (7 times), desire (6 times), according to all his desire (2 times), every purpose (2 times), no pleasure (2 times), among others.
How many times does H2656 appear in the Bible?
חֵפֶץ (chêphets) is tagged in 33 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2656 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2654 (חָפֵץ).
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