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womb

Meaning of “womb”

Sense 1: The bodily place in a female where a child is conceived and carried before birth. Sense 2: A source pictured as such a place.

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71 occurrences69 verses21 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 25:23

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Hosea 9:11
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:11 · retained source text

As for Ephraim, their glory shall flee away like a bird: from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.

Hosea 9:14
Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:14 · retained source text

Giue them, O LORD: what wilt thou giue? giue them a miscarying wombe, and drie breasts.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that casteth the fruite.

Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Hosea 9:16 · retained source text

Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp, they shall beare no fruite: yea though they bring foorth, yet wil I slay euen the beloued fruite of their wombe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the desires.

Hosea 12:3
¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
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1611 witness · Hosea 12:3 · retained source text

¶ Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was a prince, or behaued himselfe princely

1611 marginal noteGene.25.26.

1611 marginal noteGen.32.24.

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