# חָפֵץ (chafets)

Israeli respelling: cha-fets. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2655. 10 Old Testament occurrences.

pleased with

King James renderings: delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chafets-h2655

## Occurrences

- [1 Kings 13:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/13/33) — After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever…
- [1 Kings 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/21/6) — And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please…
- [1 Chronicles 28:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/28/9) — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searche…
- [Nehemiah 1:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/1/11) — O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear…
- [Psalms 5:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/5/4) — For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
- [Psalms 34:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/34/12) — What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
- [Psalms 35:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/35/27) — Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath p…
- [Psalms 40:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/40/14) — Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish m…
- [Psalms 70:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/70/2) — Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
- [Malachi 3:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/malachi/3/1) — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, ev…