13 occurrences

'Delights' in the Bible

Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David secretly, saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’”

“Commit yourself to the Lord; let Him deliver him;Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;And let them say continually, “The Lord be magnified,Who delights in the prosperity of His servant.”

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,”Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”;But you will be called, “My delight is in her,”And your land, “Married”;For the Lord delights in you,And to Him your land will be married.

“But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man;He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck;He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood;He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol.As they have chosen their own ways,And their soul delights in their abominations,

Israel is swallowed up;They are now among the nationsLike a vessel in which no one delights.

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquityAnd passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession?He does not retain His anger forever,Because He delights in unchanging love.

You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּוּל גּיל 
Giyl 
Usage: 45

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

חפץ 
Chaphets 
delight , please , desire , will , pleasure , favour , like , moveth , would , at all
Usage: 76

חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 10

חפץ 
Chephets 
Usage: 39

חשׁק 
Chashaq 
Usage: 11

מעדנּה מעדן 
Ma`adan 
Usage: 4

נעם 
Na`em 
Usage: 8

עדן 
`adan 
Usage: 1

עדנה עדן 
`eden 
Usage: 4

ענג 
`anag 
Usage: 10

ענג 
`oneg 
Usage: 2

רצה 
Ratsah 
Usage: 56

רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

שׁעע 
Sha`a` 
Usage: 9

שׁעשׁע 
Sha`shua` 
Usage: 9

תּענגה תּענג תּענוּג 
Ta`anuwg 
Usage: 5

συνήδομαι 
sunedomai 
Usage: 1

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