Womb
רַחַםStrong’s H7356racham (ra-cham)
Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Racham is the Hebrew word usually translated “compassion your”, “compassion” and “compassion his”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.”
Meaning
- Womb
- Compassion
How it's translated
- compassion your 8
- compassion 7
- compassion his 6
- a womb 3
- and compassion 3
- into compassion 2
- and in compassion 2
- and womb 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 11
- Nehemiah 5
- Isaiah 5
- Genesis 3
- Daniel 3
- 1 Kings 2
18 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 9:9In contextTo the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
- Daniel 9:18In contextO my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
- Zechariah 1:16In contextTherefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 7:9In contextThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
- Genesis 43:14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
- Genesis 43:30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
All 44 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
רַחַם racham · womb
womb Another spelling of re.chem (רֶ֫חֶם "womb" H7358)
רַחֲמִים rachamim · compassion
compassion Aramaic equivalent: re.chem (רַחֲמִין "compassion" H7359)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “womb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WOMB, noun
Woom. [G.]
- The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is conceived and nourished till its birth.
- The place where any thing is produced.
- Any large or deep cavity.
All definitions and other forms of “womb”
WOMB, verb transitive
To inclose; to breed in secret. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.