רָצוֹן

רָצוֹןm. (b. h.; רָצָה) desire, will, good-will. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27 כשאהיה אני עליהם אתה הוי בר׳ … אני בר׳ when I am angry with them, be thou in a conciliatory mood; and when thou art angry, I will be conciliatory, v. רָצָה. Ab. II, 4 עשה רְצוֹנוֹ כרְצוֹנְךָוכ׳ do his (Gods) will as being thy will, in order that he may do thy desire as being his own; בטל רצונךוכ׳, v. בָּטֵל I. Tosef.Ber.III, 7 עשה רצונךוכ׳ do thou thy will in the heavens above; Ber.29b; a. v. fr.יהיר׳ (abbrev. יה״ר) be it the will (of God), v. רַעֲוָא. Ib. 28b. Taan.5b, sq.; a. v. fr.יהיר׳ מלפניך (abbrev. יר״מ) be it thy will. Ber.60a; a. fr.בר׳ willingly, opp. באונס. Keth.9a; a. fr.לר׳ a) acceptable. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., ch. III, Par. 3 (ref. to Lev. 1:3) כשם שאם אינו תמים אינו לר׳וכ׳ as a sacrifice is not acceptable when it is not i perfect ; a. e.b) intentionally. Makhsh. VI, 8 מטמא לר׳ ושלא לר׳ makes susceptible of uncleanness whether it is discharged intentionally (by milking) or unintentionally (by spontaneous dripping); ib. המשקין … לר׳ the liquids which come out of them with mans intention (by pressing); Sabb.143b, sq.; a. fr.c) welcome. Makhsh. I, 1 כל משקה שתחלתו לר׳וכ׳ a liquid the contact with which is welcome at first (e. g. rain washing utensils), though finally it may be unwelcome (injurious).