What does רֶחֶם · στείρος mean in the Bible?
רֶחֶם · στείρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a womb unable to bear children".
Hebrew · H7358, G4723
רֶחֶם עָצֻר
The womb · "sterile"
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רֶחֶם H7358 the womb
Pronunciation reḥem
The womb as life's origin; metaphorically extends to divine compassion (raḥamim) rooted in maternal tenderness
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στείρος G4723 "sterile"
Pronunciation steíros
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What does רֶחֶם עָצֻר (rechem atsur) mean in the Bible?
רֶחֶם · στείρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a womb unable to bear children".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7358, G4723?
H7358, G4723 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a womb unable to bear children
Strong's H7358, G4723
Lexical occurrences 26 verses Source Gloss
a womb unable to bear children
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain