רָצָה
ra.tsah
1. to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably
a. (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
b. (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with
c. (Piel) to seek favour of
d. (Hiphil) to please, pay off
e. (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 55 verses
- Micah 6:7 הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה
Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
- Haggai 1:8 וְאֶרְצֶה־
Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.
- Malachi 1:8 הֲיִּרְצְךָ֙
When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 1:10 אֶרְצֶ֥ה
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- Malachi 1:13 הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה
You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
