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It is used to express what is pleasing or desirable, often in the context of God's will or human desires. The term can refer to both material and spiritual delights, indicating what one finds joy or satisfaction in.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of "chephes" was closely tied to the idea of what is good and desirable according to God's standards. It reflects a worldview where true delight is found in alignment with divine will and purpose. The term is often used in wisdom literature, emphasizing the pursuit of what is truly valuable and satisfying in life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm">chaphas</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a device, plot<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>plot (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֵ֫פֶשׂ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a (shrewd) device, plot</b></font>, only in <font class="hebrew2">מְחֻמָּשׂ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">תָּֽמְנוּ ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7</a> (compare <font class="hebrew2">חָפַשׂ</font> above) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>search <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm">chaphas</a>; something covert, i.e. A trick -- search. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm">chaphas</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ מחפש mə·ḥup·pāś mechupPas məḥuppāś<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/64-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 64:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/64.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּ֭מְנוּ חֵ֣פֶשׂ <b> מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ </b> וְקֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/64.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with a well-conceived <span class="itali">plot;</span> For the inward thought<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/64.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a diligent <span class="itali">search:</span> both the inward<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/64-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are ready A well-conceived <span class="itali">plot</span> the inward of a man<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2665.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2665.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2665<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mechuppas_2665.htm">mə·ḥup·pāś — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2664.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2664"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2664" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2666.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2666"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2666" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>