יַחְפֹּ֣ץ
𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑
yachepots
delights
a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
H2654
Proverbs 18:2 · Word #2
Lexicon H2654
| Lemma | חָפֵץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤑 |
| Transliteration | châphêts |
| Strong's | H2654 |
| In-context | delights |
Morphology HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2654-10
he will delight
| Root | חפץ (ḥ-p-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | inclination, desire, pleasure, delight, willing favor |
| Semantic Range | to take pleasure in, to desire, to be pleased with, to will, to favor, to incline toward |
| Conceptual Significance | חפץ often expresses not just emotional pleasure but a volitional inclination of the will. When used of YHWH, it communicates His gracious favor and purposeful delight; when used of humans, it reveals the orientation of the heart toward what is valued or chosen. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from חָפֵץ. The imperfect can express future, habitual, or modal action depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active action by a masculine singular subject, best rendered in English as "he will delight" (or habitual "he delights"). "Delight" preserves the root sense of inward inclination and pleasure rather than mere external choice. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חפץ (inclination, desire, pleasure, delight, willing favor)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2654-01 |
chafatseta | you have taken pleasure |
H2654-02 |
chafatsetem | you all took delight |
H2654-03 |
chafatseti | I have taken delight |
H2656-01 |
chafatseykha | your delights |
H2654-04 |
chafets | he delights |
H2654-05 |
chafetsah | she inclined with delight |
H2655-01 |
chafetsey | delighters in |
H2656-02 |
chefets | delight |
H2656-03 |
chefetsah | her delight |
H2656-04 |
chefetsekha | your delight-desire |
H2656-05 |
chefetsi | my delight |
H2656-06 |
chefetso | his delight |
H2654-06 |
echepots | I take delight |
H2656-07 |
hachefets | the delight |
H2655-02 |
hechafets | the delighting one |
H2654-07 |
shetechepats | that she delights |
H2654-08 |
tachepots | you will take delight |
H2654-09 |
yachepetsu | they take delight |
H2654-11 |
yechepats | he takes-delight |
|
yechepatsu | they will take-delight |
H2654-12 |
yechepatsun | they take-delight |
Word Usage (75 occurrences of H2654)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 34:19 | חָפֵ֖ץ | chafets | he had delight / he delighted |
| Numbers 14:8 | חָפֵ֥ץ | chafets | delights |
| Deuteronomy 21:14 | חָפַ֣צְתָּ | chafatseta | you delight |