Hebrew word study
חֵפֶץ H2656
- Transliteration
- chêphets
- Pronunciation
- khay'-fets
- KJV glosses
- acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Lexical summary
pleasure
hence (abstractly) desire
concretely, a valuable thing
hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
pleasure
hence (abstractly) desire
concretely, a valuable thing
hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
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