יַחְפֹּ֧ץ
𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑
châphêts
he desires
To take pleasure in, to desire, to delight in, to will or choose; indicates an emotional or volitional inclination toward something or someone. The term can express genuine delight, wish, preference, or the act of willingly choosing or favoring something. It refers both to internal disposition ('he delights/desires') and, in some cases, outward acts of favor or selection ('he chooses' or 'takes pleasure in').
Ruth 3:13 · Word #11
Lexicon H2654
| Lemma | חָפֵץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤑 |
| Transliteration | châphêts |
| Strong's | H2654 |
| Definition | To take pleasure in, to desire, to delight in, to will or choose; indicates an emotional or volitional inclination toward something or someone. The term can express genuine delight, wish, preference, or the act of willingly choosing or favoring something. It refers both to internal disposition ('he delights/desires') and, in some cases, outward acts of favor or selection ('he chooses' or 'takes pleasure in'). |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | he desires |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2654-13
he delights
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root: to incline toward or take pleasure in. The imperfect 3ms form conveys ongoing or potential action, rendered concisely as "he delights," preserving both volitional and emotional inclination. |
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