חָפֵץ
châphêts(khaw-fates')
“properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire”
75 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] any at all(have, take) delightdesirefavourlikemovebe (well) pleasedhave pleasurewillwould.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight…”