בְּ/חֵ֣פֶץ
𐤁/𐤇𐤐𐤑
chêphets
with delight
That which is desired or delights; desire, delight, pleasure; by extension, an object of desire or something valued, and in some contexts, a matter, affair, or purpose that is willed or sought after. The term pivots between the subjective nuance of pleasure or delight and the objective sense of a thing desired or valued. Contextually, it may refer to one's will, intention, or favor, emphasizing either the feeling or the object of that feeling.
Proverbs 31:13 · Word #5
Lexicon H2656
| Lemma | חֵפֶץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤑 |
| Transliteration | chêphets |
| Strong's | H2656 |
| Definition | That which is desired or delights; desire, delight, pleasure; by extension, an object of desire or something valued, and in some contexts, a matter, affair, or purpose that is willed or sought after. The term pivots between the subjective nuance of pleasure or delight and the objective sense of a thing desired or valued. Contextually, it may refer to one's will, intention, or favor, emphasizing either the feeling or the object of that feeling. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | with delight |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2656-01
in desire
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun חֵפֶץ from root חפץ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵפֶץ denotes desire or delight as either the state of wanting or the object wanted. With the prefixed preposition בְּ and in masculine singular construct form, it is rendered concisely as "in desire," preserving both the root sense and the prepositional nuance. |
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