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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7521 - Affection

Strong's No.:H7521

Hebrew:רָצָה

Transliteration:râtsâh

Phonetic:raw-tsaw'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:(be) accept ({-able}) {accomplish} set {affection} {approve} consent {with} delight ({self}) {enjoy} ({be} have a) favour ({-able}) {like} {observe} {pardon} ({be} {have} take) please ({-ure}) reconcile self.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to be pleased with; specifically to satisfy a debt


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

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


Bible References:
Affection

Translation
Occurrences:
accept ( 13 )
acceptable ( 1 )
accepted ( 7 )
accepteth ( 2 )
accomplish ( 1 )
affection ( 1 )
approve ( 1 )
consentedst ( 1 )
delight ( 2 )
delightest ( 1 )
delighteth ( 2 )
enjoy ( 3 )
enjoyed ( 1 )
favour ( 1 )
favourable ( 3 )
in ( 2 )
liked ( 1 )
pardoned ( 1 )
please ( 3 )
pleased ( 4 )
pleasure ( 3 )
reconcile ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.