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Rekhem (רֶחֶם) means uterus in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

רֶחֶם
rekhem
noun · masculine
In English

uterus

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Rekhem.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    איבר במערכת הרביה הנקבית שבתוכו מתפתח העובר.
    לָמָּה זֶּה מֵרֶחֶם יָצָאתִי לִרְאוֹת עָמָל וְיָגוֹן

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Rekhem is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
רֶחֶם
Written without vowel points
רחם
Said
rekhem
Root
ר־ח־מ
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
רְחָמים
Inflections
ר' רְחָמים, רַחֲמי־
Gematria
248

This is how Rekhem is said in other languages.

English
uterus
Arabic
رحم
Russian
матка
French
utérus

These words rhyme with Rekhem.

The word Rekhem is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • פטר רחם

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The word Rekhem comes from the root ר־ח־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Rekhem in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Rekhem.

What does Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩) means uterus. It is said rekhem, with the stress on re.

What rhymes with Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩) include ⁨לחם⁩ and ⁨שם⁩.

Is Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Rekhem (⁨רֶחֶם⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨רְחָמים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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