חָפֵץ

Qal Perfect ׳ח 1 Mos 34,19 + 28 t.; feminine הָפֵ֑צָה Es 66,3?; 2 masculine חָפַצְתָּ 5 Mos 21,14 + 4 t.; חָפָ֫צְנוּ Job 21,14, etc., + 14 t. Perfect; Imperfect יַחְפֹּץ 5 Mos 25,7 + 7 t.; יֶחְפָּ֑ץ Sl 37,23; Sl 147,10 plural יַחְפְּצוּ Es 13,17; Jer 6,10 יֶחְפָּ֑צוּ Sl 68,31 יֶחְפָּצוּ֑ן Es 58,2 (twice in verse) etc. + 9 t. Imperfect; Infinitive absolute חָפֹץ Ezk 18,23 on Participle חָפֵץ = adjective verb., see below; —

1. of men:
\ \ a. take pleasure in, delight in, with בְּ, a woman 1 Mos 34,19 (J), 5 Mos 21,14; Est 2,14 a man 1 Sam 18,22; 1 Sam 19,1; 2 Sam 20,11 in matters and things 2 Sam 24,3; Es 13,17; Es 66,3; Jer 6,10; Sl 109,17; Sl 112,1; Sl 119,35; Ord 18,2; Est 6,6; Est 6,7; Est 6,9 (twice in verse); Est 6,11 with accusative Sl 68,31; Es 58,2; Praed 8,3 implicit object Sl 73,25.
\ \ b. delight, desire, be pleased to do a thing, would do it 5 Mos 25,7; 5 Mos 25,8; 1 Kong 9,1; Est 6,6; Rut 3,13; Sl 40,9; Job 9,3; Job 13,3; Job 21,14; Job 33,32; Es 58,2; Jer 42,22.
\ \ c. absolute עַד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּ֑ץ until it please (of love) Hoj 2,7; Hoj 3,5; Hoj 8,4.

2. of God:
\ \ a. delight in, have pleasure in, with בְּ, persons 4 Mos 14,8 (J), 2 Sam 15,26; 2 Sam 22,20 = Sl 18,20, 1 Kong 10,9 = 2 Kron 9,8; Sl 22,9; Sl 41,12; Es 62,4 not in the strength of a horse Sl 147,10 in doing evil Mal 2,17 in the death of the sinner Ezk 18,32; Ezk 33,11 but in mercy, justice, and righteousness Jer 9,23 בחר באשׁר (לא) חפצתי Es 56,4; Es 65,12; Es 66,4 not with (accusative) the blood of bullocks Es 1,11 זבח (ים ׅ; Sl 40,7; Sl 51,18; Sl 51,21, or the death of the sinner Ezk 18,23 (twice in verse); but with חסד Hos 6,6; Mik 7,18, אמת Sl 51,8 with the way of a man Sl 37,23 כל אשׁר חפץ Sl 115,3; Sl 135,6; Ord 21,1 אשׁר חפץ Es 55,11; Jon 1,14.
\ \ b. pleased to do a thing with infinitive Dom 13,23; 1 Sam 2,25; Es 53,10.
\ \ c. with imperfect subject (Ges^{«GKC:142»§ 142} (3) c) חָפֵץ יגדיל תּורה ׳י Yahweh was pleased to magnify teaching Es 42,21. — On Job 40,17 see חָפַץ.