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Hosea 6:6

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3588 For כי

H2617 mercy חסד

H2654 I desired חפצתי

H3808 and not ולא

H2077 sacrifice זבח

H1847 and the knowledge ודעת

H430 of God אלהים

H5930 מעלות׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H3588 For

H2654 desired

H2617 mercy

and

H3808 not

H2077 sacrifice

and

the

H1847 knowledge

H430 God

than

burnt

H4480 offerings

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2654

Hebrew: חָפֵץ

Transliteration: châphêts

Pronunciation: khaw-fates'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: X-(idiom) any at {all} ({have} take) {delight} {desire} {favour} {like} {move} be (well) {pleased} have {pleasure} {will} would.

Definition:

properly to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively to be pleased {with} desire

1. to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with

a. (Qal)

1. of men 1a

b. to take pleasure in, delight in 1a

c. to delight, desire, be pleased to do

1. of God 1a

d. to delight in, have pleasure in 1a

e. to be pleased to do

2. to move, bend down

a. (Qal) to bend down

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906