רֶחֶם
reḥem
womb
Strong's H7358NounHebrewTWOT 2146a

רֶחֶם (reḥem) is a Hebrew noun meaning womb. It appears 26 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7358).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2146a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2146a)womb; compassion, cherishing, maiden; matrix, bowels, damsel, tender love, mercy, pity
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רֶ֫חֶם noun, masculine: womb

Strong's H7358 רֶחֶם: the womb
KJV:matrix, womb.

Strong's H7356 רַחַם: compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
KJV:bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.

Strong's H7361 רַחֲמָה: a maiden
KJV:damsel.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2146: רָחַם rāḥam — love, have compassion; compassionate; be shewn compassion, compassionated; fondle; mercy, merciful, pity, Ruhamah

See it in Scripture

Genesis 20:18Exodus 13:2Numbers 3:12

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