Lexicon ratsah: to be pleased with, accept favorably Original Word: רָצָהPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ratsah Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsaw') Short Definition: accept NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto be pleased with, accept favorably NASB Translationaccept (11), accepted (6), approve (1), approved (1), delight (4), delights (2), enjoy (2), enjoyed (1), favor (2), favorable (1), favored (2), favors (1), find pleasure (1), fulfills (1), make (1), make himself acceptable (1), make amends (1), making amends (1), please (1), pleased (6), pleasing (1), receive (1), received me favorably (1), removed (1), restored (1), showed favor (1), take delight (1), take pleasure (1), taken...delight (1), takes pleasure (1), took pleasure (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 Perfect3masculine singular ׳ר Ecclesiastes 9:7; suffix רָצָם Jeremiah 14:10; 1singular וְרָצִאתִי Ezekiel 43:27 consecutive (metaplastic Ges§ 75rr; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְצֶה Psalm 147:10 +, suffix יִרְצְךָ Malachi 1:8; 3feminine singular jussive תִּ֫רֶץ Leviticus 26:43; 3feminine 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 Hag 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 Ani Micah 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; 2Chronicles 36:21, with accusative of guilt incurred (עָוֺן) Leviticus 26:41,43 ( < point all these as Hiph`il, so SS Gerber). Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִרְצָה Leviticus 1:4; Isaiah 40:2; Imperfect3masculine 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 Imperfect3masculine plural יְרַצּוּ Job 20:10, with accusative דַּלִּים seek the favour of the poor (but Bu SS Gerber from רצץ). Hiph`il Perfect3feminine singular וְהִרְצָת (Ges§ 75m) consecutive Leviticus 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (accusative), compare Qal 4. Hithpa`el Imperfect3masculine 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 ᵑ0 יפרצּו) they shall not have delight.
Strong's be acceptable, accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with 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. |
