חֵפֶץ
chêphets(khay'-fets)
“pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Translated in KJV as
acceptabledelight(-some)desirethings desiredmatterpleasant(-ure)purposewillingly.
Etymology
from H2654 (חָפֵץ);
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“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”