Strong's Hebrew #7521 - רָצָה ratsah (to be pleased with)

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.

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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2207

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<sup>§ 75m</sup>) 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 Hebrew: 7521. רָצָה (ratsah) — 57 Occurrences

Genesis 33:10
HEB: פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃
NAS: of God, and you have received me favorably.
KJV: of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
INT: the face of God have received

Leviticus 1:4
HEB: רֹ֣אשׁ הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִרְצָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר
NAS: of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement
KJV: of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement
INT: the head of the burnt may be accepted to make his behalf

Leviticus 7:18
HEB: הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֮ לֹ֣א יֵרָצֶה֒ הַמַּקְרִ֣יב אֹת֗וֹ
NAS: he who offers it will not be accepted, [and] it will not be reckoned
KJV: day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed
INT: the third not will not be accepted offers it

Leviticus 19:7
HEB: ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃
NAS: it is an offense; it will not be accepted.
KJV: it [is] abominable; it shall not be accepted.
INT: he not will not be accepted

Leviticus 22:23
HEB: וּלְנֵ֖דֶר לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃
NAS: but for a vow it will not be accepted.
KJV: but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
INT: A vow not will not be accepted

Leviticus 22:25
HEB: בָּ֔ם לֹ֥א יֵרָצ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ פ
NAS: is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted for you.'
KJV: [is] in them, [and] blemishes [be] in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
INT: them blemishes nor shall not be accepted

Leviticus 22:27
HEB: הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ וָהָ֔לְאָה יֵרָצֶ֕ה לְקָרְבַּ֥ן אִשֶּׁ֖ה
NAS: day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice
KJV: and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering
INT: the eighth and thenceforth shall be accepted A sacrifice of an offering

Leviticus 26:34
HEB: אָז֩ תִּרְצֶ֨ה הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־
NAS: the land will enjoy its sabbaths
KJV: Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths,
INT: Then will enjoy the land sabbaths

Leviticus 26:34
HEB: תִּשְׁבַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִרְצָ֖ת אֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
KJV: rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
INT: will rest the land and enjoy sabbaths

Leviticus 26:41
HEB: הֶֽעָרֵ֔ל וְאָ֖ז יִרְצ֥וּ אֶת־ עֲוֹנָֽם׃
NAS: so that they then make amends for their iniquity,
KJV: be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
INT: their uncircumcised then make their iniquity

Leviticus 26:43
HEB: תֵּעָזֵ֨ב מֵהֶ֜ם וְתִ֣רֶץ אֶת־ שַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָ
NAS: will be abandoned by them, and will make up for its sabbaths
KJV: also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths,
INT: will be abandoned them and will make sabbaths is made

Leviticus 26:43
HEB: מֵהֶ֔ם וְהֵ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ אֶת־ עֲוֹנָ֑ם
NAS: without them. They, meanwhile, will be making amends for their iniquity,
KJV: while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
INT: like like will be making their iniquity because

Deuteronomy 33:11
HEB: וּפֹ֥עַל יָדָ֖יו תִּרְצֶ֑ה מְחַ֨ץ מָתְנַ֧יִם
NAS: his substance, And accept the work
KJV: his substance, and accept the work
INT: the work of his hands and accept Shatter the loins

Deuteronomy 33:24
HEB: אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל
NAS: is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers,
KJV: with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren,
INT: is Asher become may he be favored his brothers dip

1 Samuel 29:4
HEB: בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וּבַמֶּ֗ה יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל־
NAS: could this [man] make himself acceptable to his lord?
KJV: he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master?
INT: the battle what make this about

2 Samuel 24:23
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יִרְצֶֽךָ׃
NAS: May the LORD your God accept you.
KJV: The LORD thy God accept thee.
INT: may the LORD your God accept

1 Chronicles 28:4
HEB: אָבִ֔י בִּ֣י רָצָ֔ה לְהַמְלִ֖יךְ עַל־
NAS: of my father He took pleasure in me to make [me] king
KJV: of my father he liked me to make [me] king
INT: the sons of my father took to make over

1 Chronicles 29:3
HEB: וְע֗וֹד בִּרְצוֹתִי֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהַ֔י
NAS: Moreover, in my delight in the house
KJV: Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house
INT: Moreover my delight the house of my God

1 Chronicles 29:17
HEB: לֵבָ֔ב וּמֵישָׁרִ֖ים תִּרְצֶ֑ה אֲנִ֗י בְּיֹ֤שֶׁר
NAS: the heart and delight in uprightness,
KJV: the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness.
INT: the heart uprightness and delight I the integrity

2 Chronicles 10:7
HEB: לְהָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וּרְצִיתָ֔ם וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם
NAS: people and please them and speak
KJV: to this people, and please them, and speak
INT: people to this and please and speak about

2 Chronicles 36:21
HEB: יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַד־ רָצְתָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־
NAS: the land had enjoyed its sabbaths.
KJV: until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths:
INT: of Jeremiah until had enjoyed the land sabbaths

Esther 10:3
HEB: וְגָדוֹל֙ לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְרָצ֖וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֑יו
NAS: among the Jews and in favor with his many
KJV: among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude
INT: and great the Jews favor his many kinsmen

Job 14:6
HEB: וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־ יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה כְּשָׂכִ֥יר יוֹמֽוֹ׃
NAS: Until he fulfills his day
KJV: from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling,
INT: may rest Until fulfills A hired his day

Job 20:10
HEB: בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו
NAS: His sons favor the poor,
KJV: His children shall seek to please the poor,
INT: his sons favor the poor and his hands

Job 33:26
HEB: אֶל־ אֱל֨וֹהַּ ׀ וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו
NAS: to God, and He will accept him, That he may see
KJV: unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see
INT: to God will accept may see his face

Job 34:9
HEB: יִסְכָּן־ גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃
NAS: nothing When he is pleased with God.'
KJV: a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
INT: profits A man is pleased with God

Psalm 40:13
HEB: רְצֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי
NAS: Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver
KJV: Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver
INT: be pleased LORD to deliver

Psalm 44:3
HEB: פָּנֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣י רְצִיתָֽם׃
NAS: of Your presence, For You favored them.
KJV: of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
INT: of your presence for favored

Psalm 49:13
HEB: וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃
NAS: And of those after them who approve their words.
KJV: yet their posterity approve their sayings.
INT: after their words approve Selah

Psalm 50:18
HEB: רָאִ֣יתָ גַ֭נָּב וַתִּ֣רֶץ עִמּ֑וֹ וְעִ֖ם
NAS: a thief, you are pleased with him, And you associate
KJV: a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker
INT: see A thief are pleased with with

Psalm 51:16
HEB: ע֝וֹלָ֗ה לֹ֣א תִרְצֶֽה׃
NAS: otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
KJV: else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
INT: burnt are not pleased

Psalm 62:4
HEB: יָעֲצ֣וּ לְהַדִּיחַ֮ יִרְצ֪וּ כָ֫זָ֥ב בְּפִ֥יו
NAS: from his high position; They delight in falsehood;
KJV: from his excellency: they delight in lies:
INT: have counseled to thrust delight falsehood their mouth

Psalm 77:7
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יֹסִ֖יף לִרְצ֣וֹת עֽוֹד׃
NAS: And will He never be favorable again?
KJV: and will he be favourable no more?
INT: not add be favorable again

Psalm 85:1
HEB: קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃ רָצִ֣יתָ יְהוָ֣ה אַרְצֶ֑ךָ
NAS: For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. O LORD, You showed favor to Your land;
KJV: LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land:
INT: of Korah A Psalm showed LORD to your land

Psalm 102:14
HEB: כִּֽי־ רָצ֣וּ עֲ֭בָדֶיךָ אֶת־
NAS: Your servants find pleasure in her stones
KJV: For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
INT: Surely find your servants her stones

Psalm 119:108
HEB: נִדְב֣וֹת פִּ֭י רְצֵה־ נָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: O accept the freewill offerings
KJV: Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings
INT: the freewill of my mouth accept O God

Psalm 147:10
HEB: בְשׁוֹקֵ֖י הָאִ֣ישׁ יִרְצֶֽה׃
NAS: of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs
KJV: of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs
INT: the legs of a man take

Psalm 147:11
HEB: רוֹצֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אֶת־
NAS: The LORD favors those who fear
KJV: The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear
INT: favors the LORD fear

Psalm 149:4
HEB: כִּֽי־ רוֹצֶ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה בְּעַמּ֑וֹ
NAS: For the LORD takes pleasure in His people;
KJV: For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people:
INT: for takes the LORD his people

Proverbs 3:12
HEB: אֶת־ בֵּ֥ן יִרְצֶֽה׃
NAS: [corrects] the son in whom he delights.
KJV: the son [in whom] he delighteth.
INT: A father the son delights

Proverbs 16:7
HEB: בִּרְצ֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־
NAS: ways are pleasing to the LORD,
KJV: ways please the LORD,
INT: are pleasing to the LORD ways

Proverbs 23:26
HEB: [תִּרְצֶנָה כ] (תִּצֹּֽרְנָה ק)
NAS: And let your eyes delight in my ways.
KJV: and let thine eyes observe my ways.
INT: your eyes my ways accept

Ecclesiastes 9:7
HEB: כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶֽת־
NAS: has already approved your works.
KJV: for God now accepteth thy works.
INT: for has already approved God for

Isaiah 40:2
HEB: צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֹנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י
NAS: That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received
KJV: that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received
INT: her warfare for has been removed her iniquity for

Isaiah 42:1
HEB: בּ֔וֹ בְּחִירִ֖י רָצְתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י נָתַ֤תִּי
NAS: one [in whom] My soul delights. I have put
KJV: [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put
INT: uphold my chosen delights my soul have put

Jeremiah 14:10
HEB: וַיהוָה֙ לֹ֣א רָצָ֔ם עַתָּה֙ יִזְכֹּ֣ר
NAS: Therefore the LORD does not accept them; now
KJV: therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember
INT: the LORD does not accept now will remember

Jeremiah 14:12
HEB: וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֵינֶ֣נִּי רֹצָ֑ם כִּ֗י בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙
NAS: and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather
KJV: and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume
INT: offering I am not to accept Rather the sword

Ezekiel 20:40
HEB: בָּאָ֑רֶץ שָׁ֣ם אֶרְצֵ֔ם וְשָׁ֞ם אֶדְר֣וֹשׁ
NAS: there I will accept them and there
KJV: serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require
INT: the land there will accept and there will seek

Ezekiel 20:41
HEB: בְּרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחַ֮ אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ בְּהוֹצִיאִ֤י
NAS: aroma I will accept you when I bring
KJV: I will accept you with your sweet
INT: aroma A soothing will accept bring from

Ezekiel 43:27
HEB: וְאֶת־ שַׁלְמֵיכֶ֔ם וְרָצִ֣אתִי אֶתְכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם
NAS: and your peace offerings; and I will accept you,' declares
KJV: and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith
INT: your burnt and your peace will accept declares the Lord

Hosea 8:13
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר
NAS: [it], [But] the LORD has taken no
KJV: [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember
INT: God no has taken Now will remember

Amos 5:22
HEB: וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶרְצֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥לֶם מְרִיאֵיכֶ֖ם
NAS: and your grain offerings, I will not accept [them]; And I will not [even] look
KJV: and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard
INT: offerings I will not accept the peace of your fatlings

Micah 6:7
HEB: הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י
NAS: Does the LORD take delight in thousands
KJV: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands
INT: take the LORD thousands

Haggai 1:8
HEB: וּבְנ֣וּ הַבָּ֑יִת וְאֶרְצֶה־ בּ֥וֹ [וְאֶכָּבֵד
NAS: the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,
KJV: the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,
INT: and rebuild the temple may be pleased abounding with says

Malachi 1:8
HEB: נָ֜א לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ הֲיִרְצְךָ֙ א֚וֹ הֲיִשָּׂ֣א
NAS: it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or
KJV: it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept
INT: thy governor will he be pleased Or accept

Malachi 1:10
HEB: וּמִנְחָ֖ה לֹֽא־ אֶרְצֶ֥ה מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃
NAS: nor will I accept an offering
KJV: of hosts, neither will I accept an offering
INT: an offering nor accept your hand

Malachi 1:13
HEB: אֶת־ הַמִּנְחָ֑ה הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה אוֹתָ֛הּ מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם
NAS: the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?
KJV: an offering: should I accept this of your hand?
INT: bring the offering receive able say