7358. rechem

Lexicon

rechem: Womb

Original Word: רֶחֶם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: rechem
Pronunciation: REH-khem
Phonetic Spelling: (rekh'-em)
Definition: Womb
Meaning: the womb

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

matrix, womb

From racham; the womb (compare racham) -- matrix, womb.

see HEBREW racham

see HEBREW racham

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
womb
NASB Translation
birth (3), born* (1), maiden (1), maidens (1), mother (1), womb (22), wombs (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָחַם (racham), which conveys the idea of compassion or mercy.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1064 (γαστήρ, gaster): Refers to the belly or womb, used in the New Testament to denote the physical organ of gestation.
• G2836 (κοιλία, koilia): Often translated as "belly" or "womb," this term is used in the New Testament to describe the innermost part of a person, including the womb.
• G3388 (μήτρα, metra): Specifically denotes the womb, used in the New Testament to refer to the physical organ where conception and gestation occur.

These Greek terms correspond to the Hebrew רֶחֶם in their focus on the womb as both a physical and metaphorical space of life and compassion.

Usage: The word רֶחֶם appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often highlighting themes of birth, creation, and divine compassion. It is used both literally, to describe the physical womb, and metaphorically, to express deep emotional connections and mercy.

Context: רֶחֶם (rechem) is a significant term in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in contexts that emphasize both the physical and metaphorical aspects of the womb. In its literal sense, רֶחֶם is used to describe the womb as the site of conception and gestation, as seen in passages like Genesis 20:18, where God had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech. This highlights the womb's role in fertility and the continuation of lineage.

Metaphorically, רֶחֶם is often associated with compassion and mercy, reflecting the nurturing and protective qualities of the womb. This is evident in passages such as Isaiah 49:15, where God compares His unfailing compassion to that of a mother's care for her child: "Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you."

The term also appears in poetic and prophetic literature, where it underscores the themes of divine creation and care. In Job 31:15, Job acknowledges God's role in forming him in the womb, emphasizing the intimate involvement of the Creator in human life from its very inception.

רֶחֶם thus serves as a powerful symbol of life, nurturing, and divine compassion throughout the biblical narrative, illustrating the profound connection between the physical act of birth and the spiritual qualities of mercy and care.

Forms and Transliterations

בָּרֶ֥חֶם ברחם וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ ורחמה מֵ֭רֶחֶם מֵרֶ֖חֶם מֵרֶ֣חֶם מֵרֶ֥חֶם מֵרָ֑חֶם מרחם רֶ֖חֶם רֶ֙חֶם֙ רֶ֜חֶם רֶ֠חֶם רֶ֣חֶם רֶ֨חֶם ׀ רַחְמָ֑הּ רַחְמָֽהּ׃ רחם רחמה רחמה׃ bā·re·ḥem baRechem bāreḥem mê·rā·ḥem mê·re·ḥem meRachem mêrāḥem meRechem mêreḥem rachMah raḥ·māh raḥmāh re·ḥem Rechem reḥem verachMah wə·raḥ·māh wəraḥmāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 20:18
HEB: בְּעַ֥ד כָּל־ רֶ֖חֶם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
NAS: all the wombs of the household
KJV: closed up all the wombs of the house
INT: about all the wombs of the household of Abimelech

Genesis 29:31
HEB: וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־ רַחְמָ֑הּ וְרָחֵ֖ל עֲקָרָֽה׃
NAS: and He opened her womb, but Rachel
KJV: he opened her womb: but Rachel
INT: Leah opened her womb Rachel was barren

Genesis 30:22
HEB: וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־ רַחְמָֽהּ׃
NAS: gave heed to her and opened her womb.
KJV: hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
INT: God to her and opened her womb

Exodus 13:2
HEB: פֶּ֤טֶר כָּל־ רֶ֙חֶם֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
NAS: of every womb among the sons
KJV: whatsoever openeth the womb among the children
INT: the first of every womb the sons of Israel

Exodus 13:12
HEB: כָל־ פֶּֽטֶר־ רֶ֖חֶם לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וְכָל־
NAS: of every womb, and the first offspring
KJV: all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling
INT: of every the first womb to the LORD of every

Exodus 13:15
HEB: כָּל־ פֶּ֤טֶר רֶ֙חֶם֙ הַזְּכָרִ֔ים וְכָל־
NAS: of every womb, but every
KJV: all that openeth the matrix, being males;
INT: of every the first womb the males every

Exodus 34:19
HEB: כָּל־ פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם לִ֑י וְכָֽל־
NAS: from every womb belongs to Me, and all
KJV: All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling
INT: every the first womb and all livestock

Numbers 3:12
HEB: בְּכ֛וֹר פֶּ֥טֶר רֶ֖חֶם מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: the first issue of the womb among
KJV: that openeth the matrix among the children
INT: firstborn the first of the womb the sons of Israel

Numbers 8:16
HEB: פִּטְרַ֨ת כָּל־ רֶ֜חֶם בְּכ֥וֹר כֹּל֙
NAS: first issue of the womb, the firstborn
KJV: instead of such as open every womb, [even instead of] the firstborn
INT: first of every of the womb the firstborn of all

Numbers 12:12
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּצֵאתוֹ֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם אִמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל
NAS: from his mother's womb!
KJV: of his mother's womb.
INT: whose comes womb his mother's eaten

Numbers 18:15
HEB: כָּל־ פֶּ֣טֶר רֶ֠חֶם לְֽכָל־ בָּשָׂ֞ר
NAS: first issue of the womb of all
KJV: Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh,
INT: Every first of the womb of all flesh

1 Samuel 1:5
HEB: וַֽיהוָ֖ה סָגַ֥ר רַחְמָֽהּ׃
NAS: but the LORD had closed her womb.
KJV: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
INT: the LORD had closed her womb

1 Samuel 1:6
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד רַחְמָֽהּ׃
NAS: the LORD had closed her womb.
KJV: had shut up her womb.
INT: the LORD up her womb

Job 3:11
HEB: לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן
NAS: did I not die at birth, Come forth
KJV: Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost
INT: Why at birth die the womb

Job 10:18
HEB: וְלָ֣מָּה מֵ֭רֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָ֑נִי אֶ֝גְוַ֗ע
NAS: then have You brought me out of the womb? Would that I had died
KJV: Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost,
INT: Why matrix brought die

Job 24:20
HEB: יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם ׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה
NAS: A mother will forget him; The worm
KJV: The womb shall forget him; the worm
INT: will forget A mother sweetly the worm

Job 31:15
HEB: עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃
KJV: fashion us in the womb?
INT: make fashion matrix and the same

Job 38:8
HEB: יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃
NAS: it went out from the womb;
KJV: [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
INT: the sea bursting the womb went

Psalm 22:10
HEB: עָ֭לֶיךָ הָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּי מֵרָ֑חֶם מִבֶּ֥טֶן אִ֝מִּ֗י
NAS: Upon You I was cast from birth; You have been my God
KJV: I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God
INT: upon was cast birth womb my mother's

Psalm 58:3
HEB: זֹ֣רוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מֵרָ֑חֶם תָּע֥וּ מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן
NAS: are estranged from the womb; These who speak
KJV: are estranged from the womb: they go astray
INT: are estranged the wicked the womb go birth

Psalm 110:3
HEB: בְּֽהַדְרֵי־ קֹ֭דֶשׁ מֵרֶ֣חֶם מִשְׁחָ֑ר לְ֝ךָ֗
NAS: array, from the womb of the dawn,
KJV: of holiness from the womb of the morning:
INT: array holy the womb of the dawn You the dew

Jeremiah 1:5
HEB: וּבְטֶ֛רֶם תֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָ נָבִ֥יא
KJV: thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified
INT: and before forth of the womb consecrated A prophet

Jeremiah 20:17
HEB: לֹא־ מוֹתְתַ֖נִי מֵרָ֑חֶם וַתְּהִי־ לִ֤י
NAS: me before birth, So that my mother
KJV: Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother
INT: did not kill birth have been my mother

Jeremiah 20:17
HEB: אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִ֔י וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: my grave, And her womb ever
KJV: might have been my grave, and her womb [to be] always
INT: my mother my grave womb pregnant ever

Jeremiah 20:18
HEB: לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת
NAS: come forth from the womb To look
KJV: Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see
INT: Why ever the womb come to look

26 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7358
26 Occurrences

bā·re·ḥem — 1 Occ.
mê·rā·ḥem — 3 Occ.
mê·re·ḥem — 7 Occ.
raḥ·māh — 4 Occ.
re·ḥem — 10 Occ.
wə·raḥ·māh — 1 Occ.