Chaphets חָפֵץ

Chaphets (Hebrew חָפֵץ, Strong's H2654) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to delight in”. It occurs 74 times in 70 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H2654A: to delight in

H2654B: to sway

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Chaphets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 34:19
  And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

Numbers

• Numbers 14:8
  If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 21:14
  And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.
• Deuteronomy 25:7
  And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
• Deuteronomy 25:8
  Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”

Judges

• Judges 13:23
  But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

Ruth

• Ruth 3:13
  Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:25
  If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
• 1 Samuel 18:22
  And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
• 1 Samuel 19:1
  And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 15:26
  But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
• 2 Samuel 20:11
  And one of Joab’s men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
• 2 Samuel 22:20
  He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
• 2 Samuel 24:3
  And Joab said unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 9:1
  And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
• 1 Kings 10:9
  Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 9:8
  Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

Esther

• Esther 2:14
  In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
• Esther 6:6
  So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
• Esther 6:7
  And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor,
• Esther 6:9
  And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
• Esther 6:11
  Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”

Job

• Job 9:3
  If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
• Job 13:3
  Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
• Job 21:14
  Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
• Job 33:32
  If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
• Job 40:17
  He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

Psalms

• Psalm 18:19
  He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
• Psalm 22:8
  He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
• Psalm 37:23
  The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
• Psalm 40:6
  Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
• Psalm 40:8
  I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
• Psalm 41:11
  By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
• Psalm 51:6
  Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
• Psalm 51:16
  For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
• Psalm 51:19
  Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
• Psalm 68:30
  Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
• Psalm 73:25
  Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
• Psalm 109:17
  As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
• Psalm 112:1
  Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
• Psalm 115:3
  But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
• Psalm 119:35
  Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
• Psalm 135:6
  Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
• Psalm 147:10
  He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 18:2
  A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
• Proverbs 21:1
  The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 8:3
  Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 2:7
  I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
• Song of Solomon 3:5
  I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
• Song of Solomon 8:4
  I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:11
  To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
• Isaiah 13:17
  Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
• Isaiah 42:21
  The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
• 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.Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
• Isaiah 55:11
  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
• Isaiah 56:4
  For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
• Isaiah 58:2
  Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
• Isaiah 62:4
  Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
• Isaiah 65:12
  Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
• Isaiah 66:3
  He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
• Isaiah 66:4
  I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 6:10
  To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
• Jeremiah 9:24
  But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 42:22
  Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.Now therefore, know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 18:23
  Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
• Ezekiel 18:32
  For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
• Ezekiel 33:11
  Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’

Hosea

• Hosea 6:6
  For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Jonah

• Jonah 1:14
  Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”

Malachi

• Malachi 2:17
  Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).