Chaphats, “To delight in,” Strong’s H2654

First occurrence

And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter, He was more honorable than all the household of his father. Gen 34:19

Hebrew  root word parable

Strong’s H2654, חפץ chaphats, a primitive root meaning, ‘to bend, to incline favorably.’ The ancient pictographs are chet + pey + tsadey.

chet ח = wall (outside, divide, half)
pey פ ף = mouth (open, blow, scatter, edge)
tsadey צ ץ = trail (a man concealed, journey, chase, hunt)

The parable: the wall (chet) is opened (pey) in order to conceal (tsadey) something precious within, as a safe.

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