7521 – רָצָה (ratsah)

to accept

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	רָצָה (ratsah)
Pronunciation:	ra-tsa    Listen
Gematria:	295(200 + 90 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	57 times in OT

Description

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

Synonyms

רָצָה	ratsah		H7521	(57 ggr)	to accept
חֵן	chen	♂	H2580	(69 ggr)	favor
חַנּוּן	chanon		H2587	(13 ggr)	gracious
חָנַן	chanan		H2603a	(77 ggr)	be gracious
חֶסֶד	chesed	♂	H2617a	(245 ggr)	kindness
נֹ֫עַם	noam	♂	H5278	(7 ggr)	pleasantness
רַחוּם	rachom		H7349	(13 ggr)	compassionate
רָחַם	racham		H7355	(47 ggr)	to have compassion
רַחֲמִים	rachamim	♂	H7356b	(39 ggr)	compassion
רָצוֹן	ratson	♂	H7522	(56 ggr)	acceptance

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with ratsah as root:

רָצוֹן	ratson	H7522	acceptance
רִצְיָא	Ritsja	H7525	Rizia
תִּרְצָה	Tirtsah	H8656	Tirzah

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word ratsah was translated to the following:

ἀγαπάω	agapao	G0025	love
δεκτός	dektos	G1184	accepted
δέχομαι	dechomai	G1209	receive
διαλλάσσω	diallasso	G1259	reconcile
εἰσακούω	eisakouo	G1522	hear
ἐπισκοπή	episkope	G1984	visitation
εὐδοκέω	eudokeo	G2106	be well pleased
εὐλογέω	eulogeo	G2127	bless
εὐοδόω	euodoo	G2137	prosper
θέλω	thelo, ethelo, tenses, theleo, etheleo	G2309	will/would
λύω	luo	G3089	loose
παραδέχομαι	paradechomai	G3858	receive
προσδέχομαι	prosdechomai	G4327	look for
συντρέχω	suntrecho	G4936	run

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