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Lexicon :: Strong's H7521 - rāṣâ

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רָצָה
Transliteration
rāṣâ
Pronunciation
raw-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2207

Strong’s Definitions

רָצָה râtsâh, raw-tsaw'; a primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt:—(be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H7521 in the following manner: accept (22x), please (6x), pleasure (6x), delight (5x), enjoy (4x), favourable (3x), acceptable (1x), accomplish (1x), affection (1x), approve (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x
The KJV translates Strong's H7521 in the following manner: accept (22x), please (6x), pleasure (6x), delight (5x), enjoy (4x), favourable (3x), acceptable (1x), accomplish (1x), affection (1x), approve (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be pleased with, be favourable to

      2. to accept

      3. to be pleased, be determined

      4. to make acceptable, satisfy

      5. to please

    2. (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with

    3. (Piel) to seek favour of

    4. (Hiphil) to please, pay off

    5. (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָצָה râtsâh, raw-tsaw'; a primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt:—(be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
STRONGS H7521: Abbreviations
† רָצָה verb be pleased with, accept favourably (Late Hebrew id., will, be willing; Arabic bdb095301 (originally bdb095302) be well pleased with, NöZMG liv (1900), 155; Sabean רצֿו favour CISiv, no. 77, 9 and others, compare HomSüdar. Chrest. 123, רצֿים good, acceptable, CISiv, no. 73, 9, and others, of a coin, good, Idib. no. 21, 5; Aramaic רְעָא, bdb095303 have pleasure in, compare II. רָעָה above); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ר׳ Ecclesiastes 9:7; suffix רָצָם Jeremiah 14:10; 1st person singular וְרָצִאתִי Ezekiel 43:27 consecutive (metaplastic Ges§ 75rr; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְצֶה Psalm 147:10 +, suffix יִרְצְךָ Malachi 1:8; 3rd person feminine singular jussive תִּ֫רֶץ Leviticus 26:43; 3rd person feminine plural תִּרְצֶנָה Proverbs 23:6 Kt (< Qr תִּצֹּרְנָה, √ נצר, compare Toy), etc.; Imperative רְצֵה Psalm 40:14; Psalm 119:108; Infinitive construct רְצוֺת Proverbs 16:7; Psalm 77:8, etc.; Participle רוֺצֶה Psalm 147:11; Psalm 149:4, suffix רֹצָם Jeremiah 14:12; passive רְצוּי Esther 10:3, construct רְצוּי Deuteronomy 33:24; —
1. be pleased with, favourable to:
a. of God, with accusative of person Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 147:11; Job 33:26; with accusative of thing Psalm 85:2; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Proverbs 16:7; Ecclesiastes 9:7; with ב person Psalm 149:4; ב of thing Psalm 147:10; Haggai 1:8; absolute Psalm 77:8.
b. of men: with accusative of person, subject father Malachi 1:8, || אהב Proverbs 3:12; of brother Genesis 33:10 (JE), monarch 2 Chronicles 10:7; with accusative of thing Psalm 62:5; Psalm 102:15; Job 14:6; Proverbs 23:26 (but see above); with בְּ of thing 1 Chronicles 29:3; Psalm 49:14; עִם person Job 34:9; Psalm 50:18; passive participle רָצוּי favoured, acceptable to Deuteronomy 33:24 (poem), Esther 10:3.
2. accept: of God, with accusative of person, sacrificing, 2 Samuel 24:23; Hosea 8:13; Jeremiah 14:10, 12; Ezekiel 20:40, 41; Ezekiel 43:27; with accusative of sacrifice Deuteronomy 33:11; Malachi 1:10, 13; Psalm 51:18; Psalm 119:108; with בְ of sacrifice Micah 6:7; absolute Amo 5:22.
3. be pleased:
a. determined, with infinitive Psalm 40:14.
b. with בּ person 1 Chronicles 28:4.
4. make acceptable, satisfy (by paying off debt), subject land, paying off its sabbaths (Di Dr and others accept, be satisfied with [in payment]) Leviticus 26:34, 43; 2 Chronicles 36:21, with accusative of guilt incurred (עָוֺן) Leviticus 26:41, 43 (< point all these as Hiph., so SS Gerber).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִרְצָה Leviticus 1:4; Isaiah 40:2; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵרָצֶה Leviticus 7:18 +, etc.; —
1. passive of Qal 2, be accepted, of sacrifices, with ל person, Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 22:25; with ל of sacrifice Leviticus 22:23, 27; absolute Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 19:7.
2. passive of Qal 4: נִרְצָח עֲוֺנָהּ Isaiah 40:2 her punishment is accepted (as satisfactory).
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְרַצּוּ Job 20:10, with accusative דַּלִּים seek the favour of the poor (but Bu SS Gerber from רצץ).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְהִרְצָת (Ges§ 75m) consecutive Leviticus 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (accusative), compare Qal 4.
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְרַצֵּה 1 Samuel 29:4 with what shall he make himself acceptable unto (אֶל) his lord? + 3rd person masculine plural יִתְרַצּוּ Hosea 4:10 Greek Version of the LXX We Now (for MT יפרצּו) they shall not have delight.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

33:10

Leviticus

1:4; 1:4; 7:18; 7:18; 19:7; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 26:34; 26:34; 26:41; 26:43; 26:43; 26:43

Deuteronomy

33:11; 33:24; 33:24

1 Samuel

29:4

2 Samuel

24:23

1 Chronicles

28:4; 29:3; 29:17

2 Chronicles

10:7; 36:21

Esther

10:3; 10:3

Job

14:6; 20:10; 33:26; 34:9

Psalms

40:14; 40:14; 44:4; 49:14; 50:18; 51:18; 62:5; 77:8; 77:8; 85:2; 102:15; 119:108; 119:108; 147:10; 147:10; 147:11; 147:11; 149:4; 149:4

Proverbs

3:12; 16:7; 16:7; 23:6; 23:26

Ecclesiastes

9:7; 9:7

Isaiah

40:2; 40:2; 42:1

Jeremiah

14:10; 14:10; 14:12; 14:12

Ezekiel

20:40; 20:41; 43:27; 43:27

Hosea

4:10; 8:13

Amos

5:22

Micah

6:7

Haggai

1:8

Malachi

1:8; 1:8; 1:10; 1:13

H7521

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Strong's Number H7521 matches the Hebrew רָצָה (rāṣâ),
which occurs 57 times in 55 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 33:10–Amo 5:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:18 - If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him. It is tainted, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:7 - If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is tainted; it will not be accepted,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:23 - You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - neither shall you offer as the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:27 - “When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 - “Then the land shall enjoy[fn] its Sabbaths as long as it lies desolate, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land shall rest, and enjoy its Sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:43 - But the land shall be abandoned by them and enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them, and they shall make amends for their iniquity, because they spurned my rules and their soul abhorred my statutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - Bless, O LORD, his substance,
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 - And of Asher he said,
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:23 - All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4 - Yet the LORD God of Israel chose me from all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father’s house, and among my father’s sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:3 - Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17 - I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:7 - And they said to him, “If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21 - to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. All the days that it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:3 - For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - look away from him and leave him alone,[fn]
that he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:10 - His children will seek the favor of the poor,
and his hands will give back his wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:26 - then man[fn] prays to God, and he accepts him;
he sees his face with a shout of joy,
and he restores to man his righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:9 - For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should take delight in God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 - Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me!
O LORD, make haste to help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - for not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and the light of your face,
for you delighted in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the path of those who have foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.[fn] Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 - If you see a thief, you are pleased with him,
and you keep company with adulterers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:16 - For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 - They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
They bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:7 - “Will the Lord spurn forever,
and never again be favorable?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
LORD, you were favorable to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14 - For your servants hold her stones dear
and have pity on her dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:108

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD,
and teach me your rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:10 - His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:4 - For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12 - for the LORD reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:7 - When a man’s ways please the LORD,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:26 - My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe[fn] my ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:2 - Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare[fn] is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the LORD’s hand
double for all her sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1 - Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Thus says the LORD concerning this people:
“They have loved to wander thus;
they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the LORD does not accept them;
now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:12 - Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - “For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:27 - And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - As for my sacrificial offerings,
they sacrifice meat and eat it,
but the LORD does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:22 - Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.

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