The meaning of “רֶחֶם”
Understanding rechem reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
matrix, womb. - the womb 1) womb 1a) womb 1b) womb-man, woman-slave, woman, two women
רֶחֶם
matrix, womb. - the womb 1) womb 1a) womb 1b) womb-man, woman-slave, woman, two women
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 29:31 | “And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.” Word: רֶחֶם (rechem) | |
| Exodus 13:15 | “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.” Word: רֶחֶם (rechem) | |
| Numbers 12:12 | “Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.” Word: רֶחֶם (rechem) | |
| 1 Samuel 1:6 | “And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.” Word: רֶחֶם (rechem) | |
| Job 24:20 | “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.” Word: רֶחֶם (rechem) |
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