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Strong's #7521 - רָצָה

Transliteration
râtsâh
Phonetics
raw-tsaw'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
verb
TWOT
2207
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  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

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 25 ‑ ἀγαπάω (ag‑ap‑ah'‑o);  1522 ‑ εἰσακούω (ice‑ak‑oo'‑o);  1984 ‑ ἐπισκοπή (ep‑is‑kop‑ay');  2127 ‑ εὐλογέω (yoo‑log‑eh'‑o);  2137 ‑ εὐοδόω (yoo‑od‑o'‑o);  2309 ‑ θέλω ();  3858 ‑ παραδέχομαι (par‑ad‑ekh'‑om‑ahee);  1259 ‑ διαλλάσσω (dee‑al‑las'‑so);  4936 ‑ συντρέχω (soon‑trekh'‑o);  3089 ‑ λύω (loo'‑o);  1184 ‑ δεκτός (dek‑tos');  1209 ‑ δέχομαι (dekh'‑om‑ahee);  2106 ‑ εὐδοκέω (yoo‑dok‑eh'‑o);  4327 ‑ προσδέχομαι (pros‑dekh'‑om‑ahee);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (56)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
BSB (57)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
CSB (52)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 2
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
ESV (56)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
KJV (57)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
LEB (57)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
LSB (75)
Genesis 2
Leviticus 15
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 2
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 4
2 Chronicles 3
Esther 1
Job 5
Psalms 21
Proverbs 4
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
N95 (51)
Genesis 2
Leviticus 13
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 2
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 4
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 2
Amos 1
Micah 2
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
NAS (81)
Genesis 2
Leviticus 13
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 2
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 4
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 18
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 2
Amos 1
Micah 2
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
NLT (0)
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WEB (57)
Genesis 1
Leviticus 11
Deuteronomy 2
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 2
Esther 1
Job 4
Psalms 13
Proverbs 3
Ecclesiastes 1
Isaiah 2
Jeremiah 2
Ezekiel 3
Hosea 1
Amos 1
Micah 1
Haggai 1
Malachi 3
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1455) yr (רתס RTs) AC: Crush CO: Potsherd AB: Desire: Broken pieces of pottery were commonly used as writing tablets as they were inexpensive and durable. These potsherds were commonly used to send messages from one person to another, usually carried by runners. (eng: earth; terra - with a reversal of letters; terrain)

A) yr (רתס RTs) AC: ? CO: Potsherd AB: ?: Broken fragments of a pot which were commonly used as writing surfaces for messages.

Nm) yr (רתס RTs) - Fragment: KJV (1): piece - Strongs: H7518 (רַץ)

B) yyr (רתסתס RTsTs) AC: Crush CO: ? AB: Violence

V) yyr (רתסתס RTsTs) - Crush: To crush something to pieces. Also an oppression or struggle as crushing. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: ssr] KJV (22): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) oppress, break, bruise, crush, discourage, struggle - Strongs: H7465 (רֹעָה), H7533 (רָצַץ), H7567 (רָשַׁשׁ)

kof1 ) eyyfrm (מרותסתסה MRWTsTsH) - Violence: In the sense of chattering. [df: hurm] KJV (1): violence - Strongs: H4835 (מְרוּצָה)

C) yra (ארתס ARTs) AC: ? CO: Land AB: ?: Land is divided up into fragments by tribe or nations.

Nf) yra (ארתס ARTs) - Land: The whole of the earth or a region. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: qra] KJV (2526): earth, land, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, inferior - Strongs: H772 (אֲרַע), H776 (אֶרֶץ), H778 (אֲרַק)

Nf1 ) eyra (ארתסה ARTsH) - Bottom: [Unknown connection to root; Aramaic only] KJV (1): bottom - Strongs: H773 (אַרְעִי)

E) ayr (רתסא RTsA) AC: Run CO: ? AB: ?: Messengers ran messages written on potsherds.

V) ayr (רתסא RTsA) - Run: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) run - Strongs: H7519 (רָצָא)

H) eyr (רתסה RTsH) AC: ? CO: Message AB: Desire: Ones will and desires are written on potsherds as messages to another.

V) eyr (רתסה RTsH) - Desire: KJV (57): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel) accept, please, pleasure, delight, enjoy, favourable, acceptable, accomplish, affection, approve - Strongs: H7521 (רָצָה)

jm) nfyr (רתסונ RTsWN) - Will: Ones desire. From instructions that are written on potsherds. KJV (56): favour, will, acceptable, delight, pleasure, accepted, desire, acceptance, selfwill - Strongs: H7522 (רָצֹן)

J) yfr (רותס RWTs) AC: Run CO: Course AB: ?: Messengers ran messages written on potsherds.

V) yfr (רותס RWTs) - Run: KJV (104): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) run, guard, post, speedily - Strongs: H7323 (רוּץ)

km) yfrm (מרותס MRWTs) - Course: The path of the runner. KJV (1): race - Strongs: H4793 (מֵרוֹץ)

kf1) eyfrm (מרותסה MRWTsH) - Course: The path of the runner. KJV (4): running - Strongs: H4794 (מְרֻצָה)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 רָצָה verb be pleased with, accept favourably (Late Hebrew id., will, be willing; Arabic (originally ) be well pleased with, Nö ZMG liv (1900), 155; Sabean רצֿו favour CIS iv, no. 77,9 and others, compare Hom Südar. Chrest. 123, רצֿים good, acceptable, CIS iv, no. 73,9, and others, of a coin, good, Id ib. no. 21,5; Aramaic רְעָא, have pleasure in, compare II. רָעָה above); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Ecclesiastes 9:7; suffix רָצָם Jeremiah 14:10; 1 singular וְרָצִאתִי Ezekiel 43:27 consecutive (metaplastic Ges§ 75rr; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְצֶה Psalm 147:10 +, suffix יִרְצְךָ Malachi 1:8; 3 feminine singular jussive תִּ֫רֶץ Leviticus 26:43; 3 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 Haggai 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 An1Micah 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`il, so SS Gerber).

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִרְצָה Leviticus 1:4; Isaiah 40:2; Imperfect 3 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`el Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְרַצּוּ Job 20:10, with accusative דַּלִּים seek the favour of the poor (but Bu SS Gerber from רצץ).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 feminine singular וְהִרְצָת (Ges§ 75m) consecutive Leviticus 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (accusative), compare Qal 4. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְרַצֵּה 1 Samuel 29:4 with what shall he make himself acceptable unto (אֶל) his lord? + 3 masculine plural יִתְרַצּוּ Hosea 4:10 ᵐ5 We Now (for ᵑ0יפרצּו) they shall not have delight.


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָצָה (Arab. رضا, رَضِىَ

(1)  to be delighted with any person or thing (prop., I believe, to delight in the appearance; Germ. gern fehen; see under רָעָה No. 1, 3 ); followed by בְּ Psalms 49:14, 147:10 149:4 Isaiah 42:1 (where, from the preceding context, we must supply בּוֹ); followed by an acc. of pers. and thing, Psalms 102:15; Job 14:6; Jeremiah 14:10. Specially to receive graciously any one bringing gifts, Genesis 33:10; Malachi 1:8 God, the sacrifices and prayers of men, Psalms 51:18; Job 33:26; Ezekiel 20:40 compare Psalms 77:8; Amos 5:22 (where an accus. must be supplied). Followed by עִם of pers.; pregn. to delight in the association of any one, Psalms 50:18; Job 34:9 (comp. רָעָה No. 3). Followed by an inf., Psalms 40:14, רְצֵה לְהַצִּילֵנִי “be pleased to deliver me.” Part. pass. רָצוּי pleasant, agreeable to any one, Deuteronomy 33:24; Esther 10:3.

(2) i.q. Hiphil, to satisfy, to pay off, Leviticus 26:34, 41 Leviticus 26:41; 2 Chronicles 36:21.

Niphal

(1) to be graciously accepted, as a sacrifice (see Kal No. 1), Leviticus 7:18, 19:7 22:23, 27 Leviticus 22:27 also 1:4 22:25, in which passages there is added a dative of benefit, לוֹ, לָכֶם. Of the same meaning is הָיָה לְרָצוֹן Leviticus 22:20.

(2) pass. of Kal No. 2 and Hiphil, to be paid off, Isaiah 40:2.

Piel, to make any one well pleased, i.e. to ask or seek his favour, Job 20:10, “his children shall seek the favour of the poor,” or, what comes much to the same thing, “shall conciliate (or reconcile themselves to) the poor,” by restoring the goods taken from them, compare Arab. رضا II. to conciliate.

Hiphil, to pay, to pay off, i.q. Talmud הִרְצָה (pr. to appease a creditor, compare the Germ. befriedigen, and the obsolete vergnügen, for to pay), Leviticus 26:34, “then the land shall lie waste, and shall pay the sabbaths (she owes).” Compare Kal No. 2 and Niphal.

Hithpael, to make oneself pleasing, to obtain any one’s favour, followed by אֶל 1 Samuel 29:4.

Derivatives, pr.n. [רִצְיָא] תִּרְצָה, and


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List of Word Forms
אֶרְצֵ֔ם אֶרְצֶ֑ה אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶרְצֶ֥ה ארצה ארצם בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ בִּרְצ֣וֹת בִּרְצוֹתִי֙ ברצות ברצותי ברצתו הֲיִרְצְךָ֙ הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה הארצה הירצה הירצך וְאֶרְצֶה־ וְהִרְצָ֖ת וְנִרְצָ֥ה וְרָצ֖וּי וְרָצִ֣אתִי וְתִ֣רֶץ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַתִּ֣רֶץ וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃ וּרְצִיתָ֔ם וארצה־ והרצת וירצהו ונרצה ורצאתי ורצוי ורציתם ותרץ ותרצני׃ יְרַצּ֣וּ יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה יִרְצ֣וּ יִרְצ֥וּ יִרְצ֪וּ יִרְצֶֽה׃ יִרְצֶֽךָ׃ יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה יֵרָצ֖וּ יֵרָצֶ֕ה יֵרָצֶֽה׃ יֵרָצֶה֒ ירצה ירצה׃ ירצו ירצך׃ יתרצה לִרְצ֣וֹת לרצות נִרְצָ֖ה נרצה רְצִיתָֽם׃ רְצֵ֣ה רְצֵה־ רְצוּי֙ רָצ֣וּ רָצְתָ֣ה רָצְתָ֥ה רָצִ֣יתָ רָצָ֑ם רָצָ֔ה רָצָ֔ם רָצָ֥ה רֹצָ֑ם רוֹצֶ֣ה רוצה רצה רצה־ רצו רצוי רצית רציתם׃ רצם רצתה תִּרְצֶ֑ה תִּרְצֶ֨ה תִרְצֶֽה׃ תִּצֹּֽרְנָה תצרנה תרצה תרצה׃ ’er·ṣeh ’er·ṣêm ’erṣeh ’erṣêm bir·ṣō·ṯōw bir·ṣō·w·ṯî bir·ṣō·wṯ birṣōṯōw birṣōwṯ birṣōwṯî birTzot birtzoTi birtzoTo erTzeh erTzem ha’erṣeh ha·’er·ṣeh hă·yir·ṣə·ḵā hă·yir·ṣeh haerTzeh hăyirṣeh hăyirṣəḵā hayirtzeCha hayirTzeh lir·ṣō·wṯ lirṣōwṯ lirTzot nir·ṣāh nirṣāh nirTzah rā·ṣāh rā·ṣām rā·ṣə·ṯāh rā·ṣî·ṯā rā·ṣū rāṣāh rāṣām rāṣəṯāh rāṣîṯā rāṣū raTzah raTzam ratzeTah raTzita raTzu rə·ṣêh rə·ṣêh- rə·ṣî·ṯām rə·ṣui rəṣêh rəṣêh- rəṣîṯām rəṣui reTzeh retziTam reTzui rō·ṣām rō·w·ṣeh rōṣām roTzam roTzeh rōwṣeh tir·ṣeh ṯir·ṣeh tirṣeh ṯirṣeh tirTzeh tiṣ·ṣō·rə·nāh tiṣṣōrənāh titzTzorenah ū·rə·ṣî·ṯām ūrəṣîṯām uretziTam vaiyirTzehu vatTiretz vattirTzeni veertzeh vehirTzat venirTzah veraTziti veraTzui veTiretz wat·ti·reṣ wat·tir·ṣê·nî wattireṣ wattirṣênî way·yir·ṣê·hū wayyirṣêhū wə’erṣeh- wə·’er·ṣeh- wə·hir·ṣāṯ wə·nir·ṣāh wə·rā·ṣi·ṯî wə·rā·ṣui wə·ṯi·reṣ wəhirṣāṯ wənirṣāh wərāṣiṯî wərāṣui wəṯireṣ yê·rā·ṣeh yê·rā·ṣū yə·raṣ·ṣū yêrāṣeh yəraṣṣū yêrāṣū yeraTzeh yeratzTzu yeraTzu yir·ṣe·ḵā yir·ṣeh yir·ṣū yirṣeh yirṣeḵā yirṣū yirTzecha yirTzeh yirTzu yiṯ·raṣ·ṣeh yiṯraṣṣeh yitratzTzeh
 
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