H7521

רָצָה

ra.tsahH:V

to accept

1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to 1a2) to accept 1a3) to be pleased, be determined 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy 1a5) to please 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[רָצָא] verb si vera lectio, || form of רוּץ run, Infinitive absolute רָצוֺא Ezek 1:14, but read יֵָֽצְאוּ) יָצוֺא Hi-Sm Co Toy, compare Krae Berthol and others; ᵐ5 omit verse and most modern think interpolation — See also רצה.

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 Eccl 9:7 suffix רָצָם Jer 14:10 1 singular וְרָצִאתִי Ezek 43:27 consecutive (metaplastic Ges^{«GKC:75rr»§ 75rr}; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְצֶה Ps 147:10 +, suffix יִרְצְךָ Mal 1:8 3 feminine singular jussive תִּ֫רֶץ Lev 26:43 3 feminine plural תִּרְצֶנָה Prov 23:6 Kt ( < Qr תִּצֹּרְנָה, √ נצר, compare Toy), etc.; Imperative רְצֵה Ps 40:14; Ps 119:108 Infinitive construct רְצוֺת Prov 16:7; Ps 77:8, etc.; Participle רוֺצֶה Ps 147:11; Ps 149:4, suffix רֹצָם Jer 14:12 passive רְצוּי Esth 10:3, construct רְצוּי Deut 33:24 —

1. be pleased with, favourable to:
a. of God, with accusative of person Isa 42:1; Ps 44:4; Ps 147:11; Job 33:26 with accusative of thing Ps 85:2; 1Chr 29:17; Prov 16:7; Eccl 9:7 with ב person Ps 149:4 ב of thing Ps 147:10; Hag 1:8 absolute Hag 77:8.
b. of men: with accusative of person, subject father Mal 1:8, || אהב Prov 3:12 of brother Gen 33:10 (JE), monarch 2Chr 10:7 with accusative of thing Ps 62:5; Ps 102:15; Job 14:6; Prov 23:26 (but see above); with בְּ of thing 1Chr 29:3; Ps 49:14 עִם person Job 34:9; Ps 50:18 passive participle רָצוּי favoured, acceptable to Deut 33:24 (poem), Esth 10:3.

2. accept: of God, with accusative of person, sacrificing, 2Sam 24:23; Hos 8:13; Jer 14:10; Jer 14:12; Ezek 20:40; Ezek 20:41; Ezek 43:27 with accusative of sacrifice Deut 33:11; Mal 1:10; Mal 1:13; Ps 51:18; Ps 119:108 with בְ of sacrifice Mic 6:7 absolute Ani Mic 5:22.

3. be pleased:
a. determined, with infinitive Ps 40:14.
b. with בּ person 1Chr 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]) Lev 26:34; Lev 26:43; 2Chr 36:21, with accusative of guilt incurred (עָוֺן) Lev 26:41; Lev 26:43 ( < point all these as Hiph`il, so SS Gerber). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִרְצָה Lev 1:4; Isa 40:2 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵרָצֶה Lev 7:18 +, etc.; —

1. passive of Qal 2, be accepted, of sacrifices, with ל person, Lev 1:4; Lev 22:25 with ל of sacrifice Lev 22:23; Lev 22:27 absolute Lev 7:18; Lev 19:7.

2. passive of Qal 4: נִרְצָח עֲוֺנָהּ Isa 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^{«GKC:75m»§ 75m}) consecutive Lev 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (accusative), compare Qal 4. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְרַצֵּה 1Sam 29:4 with what shall he make himself acceptable unto (אֶל) his lord? + 3 masculine plural יִתְרַצּוּ Hos 4:10 ᵐ5 We Now (for ᵑ0 יפרצּו) they shall not have delight.

40 occurrences

Genesis (1), Leviticus (7), Deuteronomy (2), I Samuel (1), II Samuel (1), I Chronicles (3), II Chronicles (2), Esther (1), Job (4), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Micah (1), Malachi (3)