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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - And Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, [fn]for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received H7521 me favorably H7521.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted H7521 for him to make atonement on his behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:18 - ‘So if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings should ever be eaten on the third day, he who brings it near will not be accepted H7521, and it will not be counted to his benefit. It shall be an offensive thing, and the person who eats of it will bear his own iniquity.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:7 - ‘So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted H7521.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:23 - ‘Now in respect to an ox or a lamb which has [fn]an overgrown or stunted member, you may offer it for a freewill offering, but for a votive offering it will not be accepted H7521.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - nor shall you bring near any such thing from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the [fn]food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect; they shall not be accepted H7521 for you.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:27 - “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall [fn]remain seven days [fn]with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted H7521 as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 -

‘Then the land will make H7521 up H7521 for its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, and you will be in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and make H7521 up H7521 for its sabbaths.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - I also was walking in hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make H7521 up H7521 for their iniquity,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:43 - ‘For the land will be forsaken by them and will make H7521 up for its sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making H7521 up H7521 for their iniquity [fn]because they rejected My judgments and their soul loathed My statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 -

“O Yahweh, bless his substance,

And accept H7521 the work of his hands;

Crush the loins of those who rise up against him,

And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 -

Of Asher he said,

“More blessed than sons is Asher;

May he be favored H7521 by his brothers,

And may he dip his foot in oil.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make H7521 himself acceptable H7521 to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:23 - “Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God accept H7521 you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4 - “Yet, Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a ruler; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took H7521 pleasure H7521 in me to make me king over all Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:3 - “Moreover, in my pleasure H7521 in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already prepared for the holy [fn]house,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17 - “And I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight H7521 in uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things. So now with gladness I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:7 - And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be good to this people and please H7521 them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21 - to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had made H7521 up H7521 for its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath [fn]until seventy years were fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:3 - For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus and was great among the Jews and pleasing H7521 to his many fellow brothers, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the peace of all his seed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 -

“Turn Your gaze from him that he may cease from toil,

Until he accepts H7521 his day like a hired man.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:10 -

“His sons seek H7521 the favor H7521 of the poor,

And his hands give back his wealth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:26 -

Then he will entreat God, and He will accept H7521 him,

And he will see His face with joyful shouts,

And He may restore His righteousness to man.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:9 -

“For he has said, ‘It is of no use to a man

When he [fn]is pleased H7521 with God.’

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 -

Be H7521 pleased H7521, O Yahweh, to deliver me;

Make haste, O Yahweh, to help me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 -

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,

And their own arm did not save them,

But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,

For You favored H7521 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 -

This is the way of those who are foolish,

And of those after them who are pleased H7521 [fn]with their words. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 -

“When you see a thief, you [fn]are pleased H7521 with him,

And [fn]you associate with adulterers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:16 -

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;

You are not pleased H7521 with burnt offering.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 -

Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position;

They find H7521 pleasure H7521 in falsehood;

They bless with [fn]their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:7 -

Will the Lord reject evermore?

And will He not be H7521 favorable H7521 again?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1 -

For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.

O Yahweh, You showed H7521 favor H7521 to Your land;

You [fn]returned the fortunes of Jacob.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14 -

For Your slaves [fn]find H7521 pleasure H7521 in its stones

And show grace to its dust

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 -

Oh be H7521 pleased H7521 with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,

And teach me Your judgments.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:10 -

He does not delight in the might of the horse;

He does not take H7521 pleasure H7521 in the legs of a man.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 -

Yahweh is pleased H7521 with those who fear Him,

Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:4 -

For Yahweh takes H7521 pleasure H7521 in His people;

He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12 -

For whom Yahweh loves He reproves,

Even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights H7521.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:7 -

When a man’s ways are H7521 pleasing H7521 to Yahweh,

He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:26 -

Give your heart to me, my son,

And let your eyes [fn]delight H7521 in my ways.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 -

Go then, eat your bread in gladness and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted H7521 your works.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:2 -

“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem;

And call out to her, that her [fn]warfare has been fulfilled,

That her [fn]iniquity has been removed H7521,

That she has received from the hand of Yahweh

Double for all her sins.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1 -

“Behold, My Servant, whom I [fn]uphold;

My chosen one in whom My soul is well-pleased H7521.

I have put My Spirit upon Him;

He will bring forth justice to the [fn]nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 -

Thus says Yahweh to this people, “Even so they have loved to wander; they have not kept their feet in check. Therefore Yahweh does not accept H7521 them; now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:12 - “When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept H7521 them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine, and pestilence.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - “For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” declares Lord Yahweh, “there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I will accept H7521 them, and there I will [fn]seek your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - [fn]As a soothing aroma I will accept H7521 you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered; and I will prove Myself holy among you in the sight of the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:27 - ‘So they will complete the days. And it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall [fn]offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept H7521 you,’ declares Lord Yahweh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 -

As for My sacrificial gifts,

They sacrifice the flesh and eat it,

But Yahweh has not accepted H7521 them.

Now He will remember their iniquity

And punish them for their sins;

They will return to Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:22 -

“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,

I will not accept H7521 them;

And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.


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