Khefets (חפץ) means wish in Hebrew.
It can also mean desire, thing of desire, object, and item. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wish, desire, thing of desire, object
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khefets.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם עצם מופשט הרצון להשיג משהו, רצון לקבל. או לעשות כל דבר.
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ לְדָוִד אֵין חֵפֶץ לַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמֹהַר
- 2מה שחפצים בו, מה שרוצים בו או שמתאוים אליו; בעל ערך.
כִּי טוֹבָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל חֲפָצִים לֹא יִשְׁווּ בָהּ.
- 3שפת הדיבור כל דבר שמשתמשים בו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khefets is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵפֶץ
- Written without vowel points
- חפץ
- Said
- khefets
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- חֲפָצִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲפָצִים; חֵפֶץ־, ר' חֶפְצֵי־; כ' חֶפְצִי
- Gematria
- 178
This is how Khefets is said in other languages.
- English
- wish, desire, thing of desire, object, item
These words mean nearly the same as Khefets.
- אובייקט
- דבר
- חשק
- עצם
- פריטitem
- רצוןwill
- מכשירmeans
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This is where the word Khefets comes from.
בשפה הערבית: حفظ; חֲפִדֲ' = לשמור,להשאיר. ארמית חֶפְצָא.
These words come before and after Khefets in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khefets.
What does Khefets (חפץ) mean in Hebrew?
Khefets (חפץ) means wish, desire, and thing of desire. It is said khefets, with the stress on khe.
What is a synonym for Khefets (חפץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khefets (חפץ) are אובייקט, דבר, חשק, עצם, פריט, and רצון.
Is Khefets (חפץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Khefets (חפץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲפָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.