Strong's Lexicon

H7522

H7522 — רָצוֹן רָצוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewratsownnoun mascOccurrences: 56TWOT: 2207a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7522
Word:רָצוֹן רָצוֹן
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7521
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:56
Transliteration:ratsown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:raw-tsone' (or ratson {raw-tsone'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. delight (especially as shown)
KJV Renderings:(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8075

רָצוֺן noun [masculine] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will; — absolute ׳ ר Deut 33:23 +; construct רְצוֺן Ps 145:19 +; suffix רְצוֺנִי Isa 60:10, רְצֹנוֺ Dan 8:4 +, etc.; —

1. goodwill, favour:
a. of God, Deut 33:16; Isa 60:10; Ps 5:13; Ps 30:6; Ps 30:8; Ps 51:20; Ps 89:18; Ps 106:4; Prov 8:35; Prov 12:2; Prov 18:22 ׳ עֵת ר Isa 49:8; Ps 69:14 ׳ יוֺם ר Isa 58:5 ׳ שְׁנַתרֿ Isa 61:2 || בְּרָכָה Deut 33:23 opposed to תּוֺעֵבָה Prov 11:1; Prov 11:20 ; Prov 12:22; Prov 15:8.
b. of men: in general Prov 10:32; Prov 11:27; Prov 14:9 of kings Prov 14:35 ; Prov 16:13 ; Prov 16:15; Prov 19:12.
2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice, לרצון לפני יהוה Exod 28:38 ( P ); with ל person for acceptance for him before ׳ י; with suffix person לרצנוֺ Lev 1:3 abbreviated לְרָצוֺן לָכֶם Lev 22:20, לרצנכם Lev 19:5; Lev 22:19; Lev 22:29; Lev 23:11, לצֵּון Lev 22:21; Isa 56:7; Jer 6:20; Ps 19:15 (of words; compare Hos 14:3); על רצון Isa 60:7 (read לְ, so Manuscripts, see Gi, also Du), רצון Mal 2:13.
3. will, desire, pleasure:
a. of God, ׳ עשׂה ר do his will Ezra 10:11 ; Ps 40:9 ; Ps 103:21 ; Ps 143:10.
b. of man, עשׂה כרצונוֺ do according to his will, exactly as he pleased, Dan 8:4; Dan 11:3; Dan 11:16; Dan 11:36; Neh 9:24; Esth 1:8; Esth 9:5, compare Neh 9:37 desire Ps 145:16 ; Ps 145:19; 2Chr 15:15 = self-will Gen 49:6 (poem).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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