ra.cham denotes the womb as a place of birth, blessing, barrenness, or reference to offspring.

The term denotes the womb in birth-related and bodily contexts: Israel is described as carried from it, blessings include it, and it can be characterized as closed; other verses refer to a firstborn passing through it or use it within a description of spoil.

1. The womb in birth and bodily contexts · dominant

   In Isaiah 46:3, the singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that the house of Israel was lifted from the womb; Genesis 49:25 places it among blessings alongside the breasts. Proverbs 30:16 describes a closed womb, while Ezekiel 20:26 refers to every firstborn of the womb passing through; Judges 5:30 uses the same form in the reported division of spoil.

   Isaiah 46:3Genesis 49:25Proverbs 30:16Ezekiel 20:26Judges 5:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “womb” in each supplied verse, including “the closed womb” in Proverbs 30:16 and “a womb or two” in Judges 5:30. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish finer distinctions.