רָצוֹן (H7522) — Hebrew Lexicon

רָצוֹן

𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍

râtsôwn

H7522 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Favorable disposition, goodwill, pleasure, or acceptance—particularly the state or act of being favorably inclined toward someone or something. Used to denote pleasure, delight, or approval (often by a deity or person), as well as acceptance, favor, or the fulfillment of a desire or wish. In offering or cultic contexts, refers specifically to what is accepted or pleasing (e.g., an offering). Can also refer to voluntary will or choice, though this is a secondary usage.

Semantic Range

favor, acceptance, pleasure, goodwill, delight, approval, wish, desire, voluntary will, what is pleasing, what is accepted

Root / Etymology

From the root רצה (r-ts-h), which fundamentally means 'to be pleased with,' 'to accept,' or 'to show favor.' The noun form רָצוֹן (rāṣôn) develops the idea of 'pleasure,' 'favor,' or the state of being accepted, and, by extension, what is desired or voluntarily chosen.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רָצוֹן most essentially expresses the concept of pleasure, acceptance, or favor, especially as directed by a superior (human or divine). In cultic texts and offering regulations, it commonly refers to offerings that are 'acceptable' or 'pleasing' (e.g., Levitical prescriptions). The term is also employed for expressions of divine or royal favor toward individuals (e.g., Psalms, Proverbs). Occasionally, it describes human will or desire, but the controlling idea is generally pleasure or acceptance rather than mere volition. In later Hebrew, and especially in post-biblical or liturgical contexts, the semantic field of רָצוֹן could develop toward more general notions of will, but in biblical usage its context is often relational and vertical (from higher to lower). English translations often flatten this nuance by rendering as 'will' or 'delight,' which may obscure the sense of favor or acceptance. The alternate spelling רָצֹן is rare but attested. Not to be confused with Hebrew terms for general 'will' or 'decision' (e.g., חֵפֶץ).

Translation Consistency

primary "favor" 41 occurrences

Most natural and common English equivalent for רָצוֹן. It covers the central semantic range (favor, approval, acceptance, pleasure) and is already the dominant rendering in the data. "Favor" works for divine and human approval, accepted/pleasing offerings, and related senses (e.g., "find favor," "in favor with"). Using a single, familiar term gives consistent, idiomatic translations across all occurrences.

Alternatives (15 occurrences):

"will" (5x) "favor-acceptance of" (3x) "desire" (2x) "according to their pleasure" (2x) "good pleasure" (1x) "according to the desire of" (1x) "according to his will" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or רָצֹן; from רָצָה; delight (especially as shown); (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

רצה (r-ts-h) — be pleased with, accept, favor

Root רצה to be pleased with, accept, favor

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H7519	רָצָא	to be pleased
H7521	רָצָה	in being pleased
H7525	רִצְיָא	and Ritsyah
H8656	תִּרְצָה	in Delight

Word Forms

21 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H7522-11`	רָצ֔וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor	15
`H7522-15`	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his delight	his favor	his favor	6
`H7522-08`	לְ/רָצ֥וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for acceptance	for favor	for favor	6
`H7522-09`	לִֽ/רְצֹנְ/כֶ֖ם	liretsonekhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	for your acceptance	for your favor	for your (m. pl.) favor	4
`H7522-12`	רְצוֹן	retson	`HNcmsc`	delight	favor-acceptance of	favor-acceptance of	3
`H7522-06`	כִּ/רְצוֹנָֽ/ם	kiretsonam	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	as their desire	according to their pleasure	according to their pleasure	3
`H7522-17`	וּ֝/רְצוֹנ֗/וֹ	uretsono	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and-his-delight	and his favor	and his favor	2
`H7522-07`	כִּ/רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	kiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	according to his will	according to his favor	according to his favor	2
`H7522-14`	רְצוֹנְ/ךָ֣	retsonekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your will	your favor	your will	2
`H7522-04`	כִ/רְצֹנ֖/וֹ	khiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	according to his will	according to his favor	according to his favor	2
`H7522-10`	לִ/רְצֹנ֖/וֹ	liretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to be accepted	for his favor	for his favor	1
`H7522-16`	וּ/רְצ֥וֹן	uretson	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the favor	and favor of	and favor of	1
`H7522-19`	וּ֝/בִ/רְצֹנְ/ךָ֗	uviretsonekha	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	and by your favor	and in your favor	and in your favor	1
`H7522-13`	רְצוֹנָ֣/ם	retsonam	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their desire	their favor	their desire	1
`H7522-01`	בִּ/רְצ֣וֹן	biretson	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the favor	in favor-of	in the favor of	1
`H7522-03`	בִּ/רְצ֫וֹנ֥/וֹ	biretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his favor	in his favor	in his favor	1
`H7522-21`	בִ֭/רְצוֹנְ/ךָ	viretsonekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your good pleasure	in your favor	in your good pleasure	1
`H7522-20`	וּ/בִ/רְצוֹנִ֖/י	uviretsoni	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and-in-my-favor	and in my favor	and in my favor	1
`H7522-18`	וּ/בִ/רְצֹנָ֖/ם	uviretsonam	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	and in their will	and in their favor	and in their will	1
`H7522-05`	כִּ/רְצ֥וֹן	kiretson	`HR/Ncmsc`	according-to-desire	according to favor of	according to the desire of	1
`H7522-02`	בִּ/רְצוֹנְ/ךָ֮	biretsonekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in-your-favor	in your favor	in your favor	1

Occurrences in Scripture

56 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H7522-18`	Genesis 49:6	וּ/בִ/רְצֹנָ֖/ם	uviretsonam	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	and in their will	and in their favor	and in their will
`H7522-08`	Exodus 28:38	לְ/רָצ֥וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for acceptance	for favor	for favor
`H7522-10`	Leviticus 1:3	לִ/רְצֹנ֖/וֹ	liretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	to be accepted	for his favor	for his favor
`H7522-09`	Leviticus 19:5	לִֽ/רְצֹנְ/כֶ֖ם	liretsonekhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	for your acceptance	for your favor	for your (m. pl.) favor
`H7522-09`	Leviticus 22:19	לִֽ/רְצֹנְ/כֶ֑ם	liretsonekhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	for it to be accepted by you	for your favor	for your (m. pl.) favor
`H7522-08`	Leviticus 22:20	לְ/רָצ֖וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	acceptable	for favor	for favor
`H7522-08`	Leviticus 22:21	לְ/רָצ֔וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for acceptance	for favor	for favor
`H7522-09`	Leviticus 22:29	לִֽ/רְצֹנְ/כֶ֖ם	liretsonekhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	for your acceptance	for your favor	for your (m. pl.) favor
`H7522-09`	Leviticus 23:11	לִֽ/רְצֹנְ/כֶ֑ם	liretsonekhem	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp`	for your acceptance	for your favor	for your (m. pl.) favor
`H7522-16`	Deuteronomy 33:16	וּ/רְצ֥וֹן	uretson	`HC/Ncmsc`	and the favor	and favor of	and favor of
`H7522-11`	Deuteronomy 33:23	רָצ֔וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	with favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-11`	Isaiah 49:8	רָצוֹן֙	ratson	`HNcmsa`	of-favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-08`	Isaiah 56:7	לְ/רָצ֖וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for-acceptance	for favor	for favor
`H7522-11`	Isaiah 58:5	רָצ֖וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	of favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-11`	Isaiah 60:7	רָצוֹן֙	ratson	`HNcmsa`	acceptance	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-20`	Isaiah 60:10	וּ/בִ/רְצוֹנִ֖/י	uviretsoni	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	and-in-my-favor	and in my favor	and in my favor
`H7522-11`	Isaiah 61:2	רָצוֹן֙	ratson	`HNcmsa`	of favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-08`	Jeremiah 6:20	לְ/רָצ֔וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for acceptance	for favor	for favor
`H7522-11`	Malachi 2:13	רָצ֖וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-11`	Psalms 5:13	רָצ֥וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-08`	Psalms 19:15	לְ/רָצ֨וֹן	leratson	`HR/Ncmsa`	for favor	for favor	for favor
`H7522-03`	Psalms 30:6	בִּ/רְצ֫וֹנ֥/וֹ	biretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	in his favor	in his favor	in his favor
`H7522-02`	Psalms 30:8	בִּ/רְצוֹנְ/ךָ֮	biretsonekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in-your-favor	in your favor	in your favor
`H7522-14`	Psalms 40:9	רְצוֹנְ/ךָ֣	retsonekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your will	your favor	your will
`H7522-21`	Psalms 51:20	בִ֭/רְצוֹנְ/ךָ	viretsonekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your good pleasure	in your favor	in your good pleasure
`H7522-11`	Psalms 69:14	רָצ֗וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	of favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-19`	Psalms 89:18	וּ֝/בִ/רְצֹנְ/ךָ֗	uviretsonekha	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	and by your favor	and in your favor	and in your favor
`H7522-15`	Psalms 103:21	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his will	his favor	his will
`H7522-01`	Psalms 106:4	בִּ/רְצ֣וֹן	biretson	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the favor	in favor-of	in the favor of
`H7522-14`	Psalms 143:10	רְצוֹנֶ/ךָ֮	retsonekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	Your will	your favor	your will
`H7522-11`	Psalms 145:16	רָצֽוֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	desire	favorable acceptance	desire
`H7522-12`	Psalms 145:19	רְצוֹן	retson	`HNcmsc`	desire	favor-acceptance of	favor-acceptance of
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 8:35	רָ֝צ֗וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 10:32	רָצ֑וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	what is acceptable	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-15`	Proverbs 11:1	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his delight	his favor	his favor
`H7522-17`	Proverbs 11:20	וּ֝/רְצוֹנ֗/וֹ	uretsono	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and-his-delight	and his favor	and his favor
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 11:27	רָצ֑וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 12:2	רָ֭צוֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-15`	Proverbs 12:22	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his delight	his favor	his favor
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 14:9	רָצֽוֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	there is good will	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-12`	Proverbs 14:35	רְֽצוֹן	retson	`HNcmsc`	favor	favor-acceptance of	favor-acceptance of
`H7522-15`	Proverbs 15:8	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his-delight	his favor	his favor
`H7522-12`	Proverbs 16:13	רְצ֣וֹן	retson	`HNcmsc`	delight	favor-acceptance of	favor-acceptance of
`H7522-17`	Proverbs 16:15	וּ֝/רְצוֹנ֗/וֹ	uretsono	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his favor	and his favor	and his favor
`H7522-11`	Proverbs 18:22	רָ֝צ֗וֹן	ratson	`HNcmsa`	favor	favorable acceptance	favor
`H7522-15`	Proverbs 19:12	רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his favor	his favor	his favor
`H7522-05`	Esther 1:8	כִּ/רְצ֥וֹן	kiretson	`HR/Ncmsc`	according-to-desire	according to favor of	according to the desire of
`H7522-06`	Esther 9:5	כִּ/רְצוֹנָֽ/ם	kiretsonam	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	as they pleased	according to their pleasure	according to their pleasure
`H7522-04`	Daniel 8:4	כִ/רְצֹנ֖/וֹ	khiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	as he pleased	according to his favor	according to his favor
`H7522-07`	Daniel 11:3	כִּ/רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ	kiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	as he pleases	according to his favor	according to his favor
`H7522-07`	Daniel 11:16	כִּ/רְצוֹנ֔/וֹ	kiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	according to his will	according to his favor	according to his will
`H7522-04`	Daniel 11:36	כִ/רְצוֹנ֜/וֹ	khiretsono	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	according to his will	according to his favor	according to his favor
`H7522-15`	Ezra 10:11	רְצוֹנ֑/וֹ	retsono	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	his-will	his favor	his will
`H7522-06`	Nehemiah 9:24	כִּ/רְצוֹנָֽ/ם	kiretsonam	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	as their desire	according to their pleasure	according to their pleasure
`H7522-06`	Nehemiah 9:37	כִּ/רְצוֹנָ֔/ם	kiretsonam	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	as-they-please	according to their pleasure	according to their favor
`H7522-13`	2 Chronicles 15:15	רְצוֹנָ֣/ם	retsonam	`HNcmsc/Sp3mp`	their desire	their favor	their desire

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