חפץ

See also: חפֿץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־ץ (kh-p-ts)

Compare with Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to keep, to heed, to pay attention”).

Noun

חֵפֶץ • (ḥéfets) m (plural indefinite חפצים) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. object (thing)

   שים לב לחפץ עזוב או חשוד

   Pay attention to abandoned or suspicious objects (message often found in public transportation and spaces in Israel)

2. desire

Verb

חָפַץ • (ḥafáts) (pa'al construction)

1. desire
2. (Ashkenazi Hebrew) want

   Synonym: רָצָה (ratsá)

References

• H2654 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible