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מַחְמָד machmâd · H4261 · object of desire, attractiveness, beauty

Both words denote objects or states of desire and pleasure, and could substitute in contexts expressing what is desired or delightful.

חֵשֶׁק chêsheq · H2837 · desire, long

Both denote desire, pleasure or delight as a core sense and can substitute for each other in contexts of desire.

תַּאֲבָה taʼăbâh · H8375 · longing, desire

These are plausibly near-synonyms in their shared "wish/desire" component, though רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, H7522) is far broader and תַּאֲבָה (taʼăbâh, H8375)'s single occurrence limits verification.

חֶמְדָּה chemdâh · H2532 · desire, value, preciousness

Both denote desire or wish. The other word emphasizes the object desired or its desirability, whereas רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, H7522) emphasizes favor, acceptance or will.

תְּשׁוּקָה tᵉshûwqâh · H8669 · to turn one's attention to, to be enraptured by, to concentrate one's energy on

Both denote desire or wish.

אַוָּה ʼavvâh · H185 · desire, craving, lust

Both denote desire, with overlapping senses of craving and pleasure.

מַאֲוַי maʼăvay · H3970 · desire, longing

Both denote desire, wish or pleasure and can substitute for each other in sense.

δεκτός dektós · G1184 · pleasing, acceptable, one who is welcomed

δεκτός (dektós, G1184) δεκτός specifically denotes the state of being accepted or approved (particularly in contexts of divine acceptance), directly rendering רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, H7522) רָצוֹן's core sense of acceptability and favorable reception, though δεκτός (dektós, G1184) typically functions as an adjective where רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, H7522) is primarily nominal.

θέλημα thélēma · G2307 · wish, desire, will

θέλημα (thélēma, G2307) serves as the standard Greek rendering of רָצוֹן (râtsôwn, H7522) in LXX contexts where 'will,' 'desire,' or 'pleasure' (especially divine volition) is in view, representing close semantic overlap in the volitional domain despite Greek θέλημα's slightly more abstract/cognitive orientation versus Hebrew רָצוֹן's broader affective range including 'favor' and 'delight.'

εὐδοκία eudokía · G2107 · what pleases, desire, what is wished for

Greek εὐδοκία emphasizes subjective satisfaction or delight and objective good will/favor, while Hebrew רָצוֹן encompasses a broader semantic range including acceptability, voluntary choice, and divine pleasure/favor; both converge on the core sense of favorable disposition or pleasure.

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Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, 19:5, and 22:19 all repeatedly describe an offering being made "so that you may be accepted before the LORD," richly and directly attesting the sense of willing acceptance.

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The same repeated "accepted before the LORD" language (Exodus 28:38; Leviticus 1:3, 19:5, 22:19) attests a state of divine favor conferred on an offering, connecting this sense to blessing.

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Genesis 49:6 condemns Simeon and Levi's violence done "in their self-will," directly attesting the sense of one's own desire or wish.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.