רָצוֹן ratson

Hebrew word for “acceptance” · Strong’s H7522 · used 56 times in 56 verses

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Meaning

1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will; 1a) goodwill, favour; 1b) acceptance; 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will

How it is translated

Glosses given for ratson in context, with how often each is used:

• favor 19
• pleasure 12
• acceptance 12
• will 7
• delight 3
• desire 2
• will be for acceptance 1

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 22 (4), Proverbs 11 (3), Daniel 11 (3), Deuteronomy 33 (2), Nehemiah 9 (2), Psalms 30 (2), Psalms 145 (2), Proverbs 12 (2), Proverbs 14 (2), Proverbs 16 (2)

Forms

• רצון 18
• לרצון 6
• רצונו 6
• לרצנכם 4
• כרצונם 3
• כרצונו 3
• ברצונך 2
• רצונך 2
• ורצונו 2
• וברצנם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ratson more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• זֶבַח zevach “sacrifice” 6
• פּוּק puq “to promote” 3
• תָּמִים tamim “unblemished” 4
• תּוֹעֵבַה toevah “abomination” 4
• חַי chay “alive” 5
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 5
• תְּפִלָּה tephillah “prayer” 3
• שָׁרַת sharat “to minister” 3
• יָשָׁר yashar “upright” 3
• עָמַד amad “to stand” 4
• שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 3
• בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 3

Key verses

The verses using ratson that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Leviticus 1:3 — If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the…
• Psalms 19:14 — Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
• Psalms 30:5 — For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
• Psalms 40:8 — I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
• Psalms 51:18 — Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
• Psalms 69:13 — But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
• Psalms 143:10 — Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• Proverbs 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
• Proverbs 19:12 — The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
• Isaiah 49:8 — Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a…
• Isaiah 61:2 — To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
• Daniel 11:36 — And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.