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Leasing

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7451

רַע

ra — bad: harmful

: harmful adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3477

יָשָׁר

ya.shar — upright

1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3190

יָטַב

ya.tav — be good

1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be glad, be joyful 1a2) to be well placed 1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with 1a4) to be pleasing, be pleasing to 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make glad, rejoice 1b2) to do good to, deal well with 1b3) to do well, do thoroughly 1b4) to make a thing good or right or beautiful 1b5) to do well, do right

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7489

רָעַע

ra.a — be evil

1) to be bad, be evil 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to be displeasing 1a2) to be sad 1a3) to be injurious, be evil 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to do an injury or hurt 1b2) to do evil or wickedly 1b3) mischief (participle)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7521

רָצָה

ra.tsah — to accept

1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to 1a2) to accept 1a3) to be pleased, be determined 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy 1a5) to please 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2895

טוֹב

tov — be pleasing

1) to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleasant, be delightful 1a2) to be glad, be joyful 1a3) to be better 1a4) to be well with, be good for 1a5) to be pleasing 1b) (Hiphil) to do well, do good, act right, act rightly

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3474

יָשַׁר

ya.shar — to smooth

1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go straight 1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.) 1a3) to be straightforward, be upright 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight 1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along 1b3) to esteem right, approve 1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out 1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight

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GREEK · G2101

εὐάρεστος

euarestos — well-pleasing

εὐ-άρεστος, -ον [in LXX: Wis.4:10 9:10 * ;] well-pleasing, acceptable: Rom.12:2; with dative of person(s), Rom.12:1 14:16, 2Co.5:9, Eph.5:10, Php.4:18; id. before ἐν, Tit.2:9 (κυρίῳ), Col.3:20; ἐνώπιον, Heb.13:21 (for ex. in Inser., see Deiss., BS, 215).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6149

עָרַב

a.rev — to please

1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing 1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4985

מָתֹק

ma.taq — be sweet

1) to be or become sweet or pleasing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or become sweet 1a2) to be or become pleasant 1a3) to suck 1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste Also means: ma.taq (מָתָק "to sweeten" H4988)

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GREEK · G701

ἀρεστός

arestos — pleasing

ἀρεστός, -ή, -όν (ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc. ;] pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.† (AS)

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GREEK · G2100

εὐαρεστέω

euaresteō — to please

εὐαρεστέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ hith., Gen.5:22, 24, Psa.26:2 56:13, al., Sir.44:16 ;] to be well pleasing: τ. θεῷ (LXX, ll. with), Heb.11:5-6. Pass., to be well pleased: with dative, Heb.13:16.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8232

שְׁפַר

she.phar — to acceptable

1) to be fair, be seemly, seem good, seem pleasing 1a) (P'al) to seem good, be acceptable

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GREEK · G441

ἀνθρωπάρεσκος

anthrōpareskos — people-pleaser

ἀνθρωπ-άρεσκος, -ον (ἄνθρωπος, ἄρεσκος, pleasing), [in LXX: Psa.53:5 * ;] studying to please men: Eph.6:6, Col.3:22 (Cremer, 642; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

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GREEK · G829

αὐθάδης

authadēs — self-willed

αὐθάδης, -ες (αὐτος, ἥδομαι), [in LXX: Gen.49:3, 7 (עַז), Pro.21:24 (יָהִיר)* ;] self-pleasing, arrogant: Tit.1:7, 2Pe.2:10 (Cremer, 654).† SYN.: φίλαυτος (see Tr., Syn., § xciii) (AS)

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GREEK · G884

ἀχάριστος

acharistos — ungrateful

ἀχάριστος, -ον (χαρίζομαι), [in LXX: Wis.16:29, Sir.29:17, 25, 4Ma.9:10 * ;] (a) ungracious, unpleasing; (b) ungrateful, thankless: Luk.6:35, 2Ti.3:2.† (AS)

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GREEK · G699

ἀρεσκεία

areskeia — pleasing

ἀρεσκία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ (ἀρέσκω), [in LXX (-εία): Pro.31:30 (חֵן) * ;] pleasing, desire to please: Col.1:19 In Gk. writers (Arist., Polyb.), most frequently in bad sense, but in π., Inscr., and in Philo, as above (see Deiss., BS, 224; MM, see word; Cremer, 642).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2105

זוֹחֵת

zo.chet — Zoheth

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.20; son of: Ishi (H3469H); brother of: Ben-zoheth (H1132) § Zoheth = "releasing" a son of Ishi of the tribe of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3191

יְטַב

ye.tav — be good

(P'al) to be good, do good, be pleasing Aramaic of ya.tav (יָטַב "be good" H3190)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3192

יׇטְבָה

yot.vah — Jotbah

§ Jotbah = "pleasing" a city in Judah, hometown of Meshullemeth, wife of king Manasseh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8231

שָׁפַר

sha.phar — to polish

1) to be pleasing, be beautiful, be fair, be comely, be bright, glisten 1a) (Qal) to be beautiful Aramaic equivalent: she.phar (שְׁפַר "to acceptable" H8232)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H888

בְּאֵשׁ

be.esh — be displeased

(P'al) to be evil, be bad, be displeasing Aramaic of ba.ash (בָּאַשׁ "to stink" H0887)

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GREEK · G20518

θυμαρής

thumarēs — well-pleasing, delightful

suiting the heart , i. e. well-pleasing, dear, delightful , (Homer):—;neuter as adverb in the form θυμῆρες, (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

(Ps. 4:2; 5:6) an Old English word meaning lies, or lying, as the Hebrew word kazabh is generally rendered.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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