Psalm 18:19:5Ps.18.19.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:20
חָפֵ֥ץ
khafets
“he delighted”
- Transliteration
- kha-FETS
- Extended
- kha-FEHTS
- IPA
- /ħaˈfeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- he delighted
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
kha-FETS BI
- clause
ye-khal-le-TSE-ni KI kha-FETS BI
- sentence
va-yo-tsi-E-ni la-MER-khav ye-khal-le-TSE-ni KI kha-FETS BI
Exegesis
The following verb yechaltseni {יְחַלְצֵנִי | yə-ḥal-ṣē-nî} ‘he delivers me’, in the Piel imperfect, signals ongoing rescue, which the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces as the reason clause centered on chafetz {חָפֵץ | ḥā-pheṣ} ‘he delighted’, attributing the action to divine pleasure. Retaining Hebrew verb–subject–object order highlights God’s initiative and parallels past deliverance with continuous rescue to underscore the Psalmist’s confidence.
Root and etymology
Roothet–pe–tsade
“to take pleasure”
In context — Psalm 18:19
And He brought me out to a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:19, so the Hebrew word חָפֵ֥ץ (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 Ps.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.19.W5.S1) and character.