H2655

חָפֵץ

cha.phetsH:A

delighting

desiring, delighting in, having pleasure in

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חָפֵץ verbal adjective delighting in, having pleasure in; — ׳ח Ps 5:5 + 4 t.; plural חֲפֵצִים Mal 3:1; Neh 1:11 construct חֲפֵצֵי Ps 35:27 + 2 t.; suffix חֶפְצֵיהֶם Ps 111:2 feminine חֲפֵצָ֑ה 1Chr 28:9 —

1. of man, with accusative Ps 34:13; Ps 35:27; Mal 3:1 with infinitive Neh 1:11 absolute הֶחָפֵץ whosoever would 1Kgs 13:33 אם חפץ אתה if thou pleasest 1Kgs 21:6 נֶפֶשׁ חֲפֵצָה willing soul 1Chr 28:9 plural construct before nouns absolute Ps 35:22; Ps 40:15 = Ps 70:3 דְּרוּשִׁים לְכָלחֶֿפְצֵיהֶם studied of all who take pleasure in them Ps 111:2.

2. of God, לֹא אֵלֿ חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע אַתָּה thou art not a God taking pleasure in wickedness Ps 5:5.

7 occurrences

I Kings (2), I Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1), Micah (1), Malachi (1)