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Womb in Hebrew is רַחַם (rékhem).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

רַחַם
rékhem
noun · masculine
In English

womb

/wuːm/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for womb as a noun.

uterus

This is more about the Hebrew word רַחַם.

Written with vowel points
רַחַם
Written without vowel points
רחם
Said
rékhem
Plural
רְחָמִים
Its meanings in English
womb, womb, uterus, girl, woman

The Hebrew dictionary's page for רחם, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after womb in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨womb⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨womb⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨womb⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨רַחַם⁩, said rékhem. Without vowel points it is written ⁨רחם⁩. Its plural is ⁨רְחָמִים⁩.

Is ⁨רחם⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨רחם⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨רחם⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨womb⁩, ⁨רחם⁩ can mean ⁨womb, uterus and girl, woman⁩.

How is ⁨womb⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨womb⁩ is pronounced ⁨/wuːm/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry womb and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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