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רֶחֶם H7358

H7358 is the Hebrew word רֶחֶם, transliterated rechem and said rekh'-em. The King James Version most often renders it womb.

Word: רֶחֶםTransliteration: rechemSaid: rekh'-emLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 21 verses

What it means

the womb.

Where it comes from

from H7355 (רָחַם); (compare H7356 (רַחַם)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

womb 12×matrix 5×out of the womb 3×wombs 1×every womb 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: matrix, womb.

Verses using רֶחֶם

All 21 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 20:18 · KJV

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

Genesis 29:31 · KJV

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

Exodus 13:2 · KJV

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Exodus 13:12 · KJV

That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’s.

Exodus 13:15 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

Exodus 34:19 · KJV

All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

Numbers 3:12 · KJV

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Numbers 8:16 · KJV

For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

Numbers 18:15 · KJV

Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

1 Samuel 1:5 · KJV

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:6 · KJV

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

Job 3:11 · KJV

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Job 10:18 · KJV

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

Job 24:20 · KJV

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

Psalm 22:10 · KJV

I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

Psalm 58:3 · KJV

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Psalm 110:3 · KJV

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Jeremiah 1:5 · KJV

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Jeremiah 20:17 · KJV

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

Jeremiah 20:18 · KJV

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Hosea 9:14 · KJV

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7358 mean?

H7358 is the Hebrew word רֶחֶם (rechem), meaning the womb.

How is H7358 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it womb (12 times), matrix (5 times), out of the womb (3 times), wombs (1 time), every womb (1 time).

How many times does H7358 appear in the Bible?

רֶחֶם (rechem) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7358 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7355 (רָחַם); (compare H7356 (רַחַם)).

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