1 Samuel 18:22:91 Sam.18.22.W9TAB
חָפֵ֤ץ
khafets
“delights”
- Transliteration
- kha-FETS
- Extended
- khaa-FEETS
- IPA
- /ħaːˈfeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- delights
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-FETS
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA
- clause
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Chafets {חָפֵץ | ḥā-p̄êṣ} in the Qal perfect conveys the king’s delight, while ahevukha {אֲהֵב֑וּךָ | ’ă-hê-vû-khā} in the Qal imperfect third person masculine plural plus suffix indicates continuous affection from the servants.
Root and etymology
ḥ-p-ṣchet–pe–tsade
“to delight, desire”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:22
And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word חָפֵ֤ץ (khafets) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.18.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W9.S1) and character.