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rāṣā רָצָה ‘to accept’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

rāṣā v
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

Mentioned in Genesis 33:10 Codex Leviticus 22:27, 26:41, 26:34, 7:18, 19:7, 22:25, 26:43, 22:23, 1:4 Deuteronomy 33:24, 33:11 1 Samuel 29:4 2 Samuel 24:23 Isaiah 40:2, 42:1 Jeremiah 14:10, 14:12 Ezekiel 20:40, 43:27, 20:41 Hosea 8:13 Amos 5:22 Micah 6:7 Haggai 1:8 Malachi 1:8, 1:10, 1:13 Psalms 102:15, 77:8, 44:4, 49:14, 147:10, 62:5, 50:18, 85:2, 147:11, 51:18, 40:14, 149:4, 119:108 Proverbs 3:12, 16:7, 23:26 Job 20:10, 33:26, 34:9, 14:6 Ecclesiastes 9:7 Esther 10:3 1 Chronicles 28:4, 29:17, 29:3 2 Chronicles 10:7, 36:21

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