chafets · delighting in, desiring

What it means

chafets (חָפֵץ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “delighting in, desiring”.

Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone eager for something or glad in it.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• those who desire ×3
• delight ×2
• who desires ×2
• prefer ×1
• who delights ×1
• whoever wanted ×1
• willing ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Nehemiah×1
• Psalms×6
• Malachi×1

• 1 Kings 13:33

  After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but he again made from among all the people priests of high places; whoever wanted, he ordained him, and he became one of the priests of high places.

• 1 Kings 21:6

  He spoke to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver; or if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in its place’; and he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

• 1 Chronicles 28:9

  And you, Solomon my son, know the Elohim of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul; for YHWH seeks out all hearts and understands every inclination of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

• Nehemiah 1:11

  I beg you, Adonai, let your ear, I beg you, be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and give success, I beg you, to your servant today, and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.

• Psalms 5:4

  For you are not an El who delights in wickedness; evil does not reside with you.

• Psalms 34:12

  Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see good?

• Psalms 35:27

  Let them shout for joy and be glad, those who desire my righteousness, and let them say continually, “Magnified be YHWH, who desires the peace of his servant.”

• Psalms 40:14

  Let them be ashamed and abashed together, those who seek my soul to sweep it away; let them turn back and be humiliated, those who desire my harm.

• Psalms 70:2

  Let them be ashamed and abashed, those who seek my soul; let them turn back and be humiliated, those who desire my harm.

• Malachi 3:1

  Look, I am sending my messenger, and he will clear the way before me; and suddenly the Lord whom you seek will come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Look, he is coming, says YHWH Tsevaot.

And 1 more times.