חֶפְצִי
𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉
chefetsi
My delight
from חֵפֶץ with suffixes; my delight (is) in her; Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine; Hephzi-bah.
Isaiah 62:4 · Word #14
Lexicon H2657
| Lemma | חֶפְצִי בָּהּ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉 𐤁𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Chephtsîy bâhh |
| Strong's | H2657 |
| In-context | My delight |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H2657-01
my delight
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun (חֵפֶץ) in construct form with 1cs pronominal suffix (-י), yielding "my delight." Occurs independently and within the proper name חֶפְצִי בָּהּ (Hephzibah, "my delight is in her"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵפֶץ derives from the root חפץ, expressing delight or pleasurable desire. The form חֶפְצִי is masculine singular in construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, literally "delight-of-me," hence "my delight," preserving both the root sense of cherished pleasure and the possessive morphology. |
View full lexicon entry for H2657 →
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חפץ (delight, desire, pleasure, longing, willing inclination)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2656-01 |
bechefets | in the delight of |
H2654-01 |
chafatsenu | we have taken delight |
H2654-02 |
chafatseta | you have taken pleasure |
Word Usage (4 occurrences of H2657)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 21:1 | חֶפְצִי | chefetsi | Hephzi |
| 2 Kings 21:1 | בָֽהּ | vah | bah |
| Isaiah 62:4 | חֶפְצִי | chefetsi | My delight |