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Strong's H7358 רֶחֶם (rechem)

Rechem means “womb” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7358
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 8

Strong's H7358 Quick Answer

Strong's H7358 רֶחֶם (rechem) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. rechem (rekh'-em) n-m. 1. the womb [from H7355] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include womb, matrix, and wombs. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
rechem (rekh'-em) n-m. 1. the womb [from H7355]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
womb, matrix, and wombs

Meaning and Definition

rechem (rekh'-em) n-m. 1. the womb [from H7355] KJV: matrix, womb. Root(s): H7355 Compare: H7356

Original Word
רֶחֶם
Transliteration
rechem
Derivation
Root: רחם First root strongs: 7355
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7358. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7358 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rechem, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

womb Genesis 29:31 19× matrix Exodus 13:12 wombs Genesis 20:18

How Strong's H7358 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7358 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7358 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Genesis 30:22 KJV

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7358.

Genesis 20:18 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
Genesis 30:22 Old Testament, KJV
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Exodus 13:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
Numbers 3:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 12:12 Old Testament, KJV
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
Numbers 18:15 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
Job 3:11 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
Job 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Job 38:8 Old Testament, KJV
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Psalms 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Psalms 58:3 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Psalms 110:3 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7358, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7358 FAQ

What does rechem (רֶחֶם) mean?

Rechem (Strong's H7358) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "womb". rechem (rekh'-em) n-m. 1. the womb [from H7355]

How many times is rechem (רֶחֶם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H7358 across 8 books.

Where can I study rechem (רֶחֶם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7358 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate rechem (רֶחֶם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as womb, matrix, and wombs. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.