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רָצוֹן
râtsôwn · Hebrew · Strong's H7522 · 56 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “desire”
What it means
delight (especially as shown)
or רָצֹן; from H7521 (רָצָה);
How the KJV renders it
acceptableance, delight, desire, favour, pleasure, own, self, voluntary will, as would
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“desire”
also renders eudokía (G2107), zētéō (G2212), aitéō (G154), epithymía (G1939), orégomai (G3713), axióō (G515), parakaléō (G3870), epizētéō (G1934), thélō (G2309), zēlóō (G2206), thélēma (G2307), erōtáō (G2065), epithyméō (G1937), epipothéō (G1971), exaitéomai (G1809), eperōtáō (G1905), ʼâbeh (H15), ʼâvâh (H183), ʼavvâh (H185), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), châmad (H2530), chemdâh (H2532), châphêts (H2654), châphêts (H2655), chêphets (H2656), châshaq (H2836), chêsheq (H2837), kâçaph (H3700), maʼăvay (H3970), machmâd (H4261), mishʼâlâh (H4862), nephesh (H5315), taʼăvâh (H8378), tâv (H8420), tᵉshûwqâh (H8669)
“self”
“pleasure”
“favour”
“delight”
also renders synḗdomai (G4913), chêphets (H2656), maʻădân (H4574), ʻêden (H5730), ʻânag (H6026), ʻôneg (H6027), râtsâh (H7521), shaʻshuaʻ (H8191)
“own”
also renders gnḗsios (G1103), nephesh (H5315)
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Where it appears
56 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
2 Chronicles 15:15 · HNcmsc/Sp3mp
All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then Yahweh gave them rest all around.
Daniel 8:4 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
I saw the ram pushing westward, northward, and southward. No animals could stand before him. There wasn’t any who could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
Daniel 11:3 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
A mighty king will stand up, who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Daniel 11:16 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand.
Daniel 11:36 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
“The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished, for that which is determined will be done.
Deuteronomy 33:16 · HC/Ncmsc
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
Deuteronomy 33:23 HNcmsaEsther 1:8 HR/NcmscEsther 9:5 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpExodus 28:38 HR/NcmsaEzra 10:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msGenesis 49:6 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mpIsaiah 49:8 HNcmsaIsaiah 56:7 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 58:5 HNcmsaIsaiah 60:7 HNcmsaIsaiah 60:10 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1csIsaiah 61:2 HNcmsaJeremiah 6:20 HR/NcmsaLeviticus 1:3 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msLeviticus 19:5 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mpLeviticus 22:19 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mpLeviticus 22:20 HR/NcmsaLeviticus 22:21 HR/NcmsaLeviticus 22:29 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mpLeviticus 23:11 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mpMalachi 2:13 HNcmsaNehemiah 9:24 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpNehemiah 9:37 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mpProverbs 8:35 HNcmsaProverbs 10:32 HNcmsaProverbs 11:1 HNcmsc/Sp3msProverbs 11:20 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3msProverbs 11:27 HNcmsaProverbs 12:2 HNcmsaProverbs 12:22 HNcmsc/Sp3msProverbs 14:9 HNcmsaProverbs 14:35 HNcmscProverbs 15:8 HNcmsc/Sp3msProverbs 16:13 HNcmscProverbs 16:15 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3msProverbs 18:22 HNcmsaProverbs 19:12 HNcmsc/Sp3msPsalm 5:12 HNcmsaPsalm 19:14 HR/NcmsaPsalm 30:5 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msPsalm 30:7 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msPsalm 40:8 HNcmsc/Sp2msPsalm 51:18 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msPsalm 69:13 HNcmsaPsalm 89:17 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2msPsalm 103:21 HNcmsc/Sp3msPsalm 106:4 HR/NcmscPsalm 143:10 HNcmsc/Sp2msPsalm 145:16 HNcmsaPsalm 145:19 HNcmsc
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