חפץ

See also: חפֿץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־ץ (ḥ-p-ṣ)

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

Noun

חֵפֶץ • (ḥéfets) m (plural indefinite חֲפָצִים) [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) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to desire
2. (Ashkenazic Hebrew) to want

   Synonym: רָצָה (ratsá)

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָפַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחפוץ / לַחְפֹּץ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָפַצְתִּי		חָפַצְנוּ
	second	חָפַצְתָּ	חָפַצְתְּ	חֲפַצְתֶּם1	חֲפַצְתֶּן1
	third	חָפַץ	חָפְצָה	חָפְצוּ
present		חָפֵץ	חֲפֵצָה	חֲפֵצִים	חֲפֵצוֹת
future	first	אחפוץ / אֶחְפֹּץ		נחפוץ / נַחְפֹּץ
	second	תחפוץ / תַּחְפֹּץ	תַּחְפְּצִי	תַּחְפְּצוּ	תחפוצנה / תַּחְפֹּצְנָה2
	third	יחפוץ / יַחְפֹּץ	תחפוץ / תַּחְפֹּץ	יַחְפְּצוּ	תחפוצנה / תַּחְפֹּצְנָה2
imperative		חפוץ / חֲפֹץ	חִפְצִי	חִפְצוּ	חפוצנה / חֲפֹצְנָה2
notes		Pronounced חָפַצְתֶּם and חָפַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָפַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחפוץ / לַחְפֹּץ action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָפַצְתִּי		חָפַצְנוּ
	second	חָפַצְתָּ	חָפַצְתְּ	חֲפַצְתֶּם1	חֲפַצְתֶּן1
	third	חָפַץ	חָפְצָה	חָפְצוּ
present		חָפֵץ	חֲפֵצָה	חֲפֵצִים	חֲפֵצוֹת
future	first	אֶחְפַּץ		נֶחְפַּץ
	second	תֶּחְפַּץ	תֶּחְפְּצִי	תֶּחְפְּצוּ	תֶּחְפַּצְנָה2
	third	יֶחְפַּץ	תֶּחְפַּץ	יֶחְפְּצוּ	תֶּחְפַּצְנָה2
imperative		חֲפַץ	חִפְצִי	חִפְצוּ	חֲפַצְנָה2
notes		Pronounced חָפַצְתֶּם and חָפַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H2654 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “חפץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language