רָ֥חַם
𐤓𐤇𐤌
racham
womb
from רָחַם; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden; bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
H7356
Proverbs 30:16 · Word #3
Lexicon H7356
| Lemma | רַחַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | racham |
| Strong's | H7356 |
| In-context | womb |
Morphology HNcbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7356-03
a compassion-womb
| Root | רחם (r-ḥ-m) |
| Core Meanings | womb, deep compassion, tender mercy, visceral love |
| Semantic Range | Literal womb; the physical seat of gestation; figuratively, deep inner compassion; tender mercy; by extension, a young woman or maiden. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, the womb is the locus of life, nurture, and visceral attachment. From this concrete image develops the theological concept of divine compassion—YHWH’s mercy is portrayed as womb-like, intimate, and life-preserving, grounding covenantal mercy in embodied tenderness. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common gender, singular absolute (HNcbsa); one occurrence appears in the plural form (HNp), which can denote multiple wombs or, by extension, acts of compassion. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is singular absolute (common gender), so it is rendered as a singular noun without suffix: "a compassion-womb." This preserves the concrete root sense of רחם (womb) while highlighting its intrinsic connection to deep, visceral compassion that arises from the womb as the seat of tender mercy. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רחם (womb, deep compassion, tender mercy, visceral love)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7355-01 |
arachem | I will show tender-compassion |
H7356-01 |
harachamim | the womb-compassions |
H7356-02 |
lerachamim | for womb-compassions |
H7358-01 |
merachem | from a womb (masc. singular) |
H7358-02 |
merechem | from the womb-of-compassion |
H7356-04 |
rachamayv | his womb-compassions |
H7356-05 |
rachameykha | your womb-compassions |
H7356-06 |
rachamim | compassions |
H7355-02 |
rachem | Show tender-compassion! |
H7358-03 |
rachemah | her womb |
H7349-01 |
rachum | a compassion-filled one |
H7358-04 |
rechem | a womb |
H7348-01 |
rechum | Compassionate-One |
H7355-03 |
richametikhe | I have had womb-compassion on you (feminine singular) |
H3819-01 |
ruchamah | She-has-been-shown-compassion |
H7355-04 |
terachem | you will tenderly-show-compassion |
H7356-07 |
uverachamim | and in compassions |
H7356-08 |
verachamim | and womb-compassions |
H7349-02 |
verachum | and womb-compassionate |
H7355-05 |
vericham | and he had womb-compassion |
H7355-06 |
verichamekha | and he had womb-compassion on you (masculine singular) |
H7355-07 |
verichameti | and I will show womb-compassion |
H7355-08 |
verichametim | and I will show womb-compassion to them |
H7355-09 |
yerachamenu | he will show tender womb-compassion toward him/us |
H7355-10 |
yerachem | he will show womb-deep compassion |
H3396-01 |
yerachemeel | God-Has-Compassion |
H7355-11 |
yerachemu | they will show tender-compassion |
H3395-01 |
yerocham | He-will-show-compassion |
|
yerucham | he will be shown deep-compassion |
Word Usage (45 occurrences of H7356)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 43:14 | רַחֲמִים֙ | rachamim | mercy |
| Genesis 43:30 | רַחֲמָי/ו֙ | rachamayv | his compassion |
| Genesis 49:25 | וָ/רָֽחַם | varacham | and womb |