רצי, רָצָה (b. h.; v. רְעֵי II) 1) to favor, pardon. Midr. Till. to Ps. XLIV אף בניו … ולהם רָצִיתָ ולא לנו thou hast also done great things for his (Abraham’s) children in the desert, and to them thou hast been benevolent, but not to us. Sifra Vayikra, N’dab., Par. 3, ch. IV (ref. to Lev. I, 4) המקום רוֹצֶה לו the Lord will receive his offering with favor (pardon him); ועל מה המקום רוצה וכ׳ and for what sins will the Lord pardon him? For sins of omission &c.; Yalk. Lev. 438. Ab. V, 11 נוח לִרְצוֹת easily appeased; a. e. —2) to please, desire, be willing, consent. Lev. R. s. 34 רְצֵה והחליצנו, v. חָלַץ. Meg. 29ᵃ (play on תר̇צ̇ד̇וןֹ, Ps. LXVIII, 17) למה תִרְ֗צ̇וּ ד̇ין̇ עם סיני why do you desire a contest with Sinai?; Yalk. Jud. 47 למה אתם ר̇ו̇צִ֗ים ומד̇יינ̇ים why are you so willing to contest? Macc. 10ᵇ, a. e. בדרך שאדם רוצה וכ׳ on what way a man wants to go, they (heavenly powers) lead him. Keth. 12ᵇ אם רָצוּ לעשות וכ׳ if they wish to follow the usage of priests &c. Yeb. IV, 5 לא ר׳ if he declines (to act as yabam). Ab. Zar. 32ᵃ רוצה בקיומו ע"י דבר אחר if he wants the preservation of an idolatrous object for some other purpose. Ber. 7ᵃ כשרָצִיתִי לא רָצִיתָ וכ׳ when I was willing (to reveal myself), thou wast unwilling (didst hide thy face) &c.; a. v. fr.
Pi. - רִצָּה 1) to appease, to procure pardon. Ex. R. s. 45 יהיו פני מְרַצִּין את פניך my countenance shall appease thy countenance, v. כָּעַס. Ib. כשהיה … הקב"ה מְרַצֶּה אותו וכ׳ when Moses was angry with Israel, the Lord appeased him &c. Ib. אהיה מְרַצְּךָ I shall appease thee; (Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27 אני ברצון, v. רָצוֹן). Ab. IV, 18 אל תְּרַצֶּה וכ׳, v. כַּעַס. Ber. l. c. מנין שאין מְרַצִּין וכ׳ whence do we learn that we must not attempt to appease a man at the moment of his excitement? Sifra l. c. אע"פ שלא סמך הזבח מרצה although he has not put his hand on the victim, the sacrifice produces pardon; Yalk. Lev. l. c. נרצה הזבח the sacrifice is accepted. Pes. 16ᵇ על מה הציץ מרצה for what (mistake at sacrifices) does the high priest’s plate effect pardon (make the sacrifice acceptable)?; Men. 25ᵇ. Ib. III, 3. Sifré Deut. 32 כשם שקרבנות מְרַצִּים וכ׳ as sacrifices are the means of atonement, so are sufferings &c.; a. fr. —2) to make pleasing, acceptable. Midr. Till. to Ps. LXXXV הקב"ה … עד שתְּרַצֶּה מעשיה להקב"ה the Lord turns around and observes and puts his eye on her (the earth), until she makes her deeds pleasing unto the Lord; ib. אותה שעה היא מְרַצָּה וכ׳ then she makes her deeds pleasing &c.; Yalk. ib. 833.