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Lexicon :: Strong's G3388 - mētra

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μήτρα
Transliteration
mētra (Key)
Pronunciation
may'-trah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
28x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μήτρα mḗtra, may'-trah; from G3384; the matrix:—womb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3388 in the following manner: womb (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3388 in the following manner: womb (2x).

  1. the womb

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μήτρα mḗtra, may'-trah; from G3384; the matrix:—womb.
STRONGS G3388:
μήτρα, μήτρας, ἡ (μήτηρ), the womb: Luke 2:23 (on which see διανοίγω, 1); Romans 4:19. (Herodotus, Plato, others; the Sept. for רֶחֶם.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
2:23
Romans
4:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3388 matches the Greek μήτρα (mētra),
which occurs 28 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:18 - For the LORD had completely closed all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:31 -

Now the LORD saw that Leah was [fn]unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:22 -

Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 -

From the God of your father who helps you,

And [fn]by the [fn]Almighty who blesses you

With blessings of heaven above,

Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,

Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:2 - “Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the firstborn of every womb among the sons of Israel, among people and animals alike; it belongs to Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12 - you shall [fn]devote to the LORD every firstborn of a womb, and every firstborn offspring of an animal that you own; the males belong to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13 - “But every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and every [fn]firstborn among your sons you shall redeem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - ‘And it came about, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD put to death every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from human firstborns to animal firstborns. Therefore, I sacrifice to the LORD the males, every firstborn of a womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:19 -

“The [fn]firstborn from every womb belongs to Me, and all your male livestock, the [fn]firstborn from [fn]cattle and sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12 - “Now, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every firstborn, the firstborn of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:16 - for they are exclusively given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself instead of the firstborn of every womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:12 - “Oh, do not let her be like a dead person, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “[fn]Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh, whether human or animal, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours; however you must redeem the human firstborn, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:8 - and he went after the man of Israel into the inner room of the tent and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman, through the abdomen. So the plague on the sons of Israel was brought to a halt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:5 - but to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Her rival, moreover, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:26 - But the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for [fn]she was deeply stirred over her son, and she said, “Pardon me, my lord! Give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other woman was saying, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; cut him!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:16 -

“Or like a miscarriage which is [fn]hidden, I would not exist,

As infants that never saw light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:10 -

I was cast upon You from [fn]birth;

You have been my God from my mother’s womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:3 -

The wicked have turned away from the womb;

These who speak lies go astray from [fn]birth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:5 -

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,

And before you were born I consecrated you;

I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:17 -

Because he did not kill me [fn]before birth,

So that my mother would have been my grave,

And her womb forever pregnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:18 -

Why did I ever come out of the womb

To look at trouble and sorrow,

So that my days have been spent in shame?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26 - and I pronounced them unclean because of their gifts, in that they made all [fn]their firstborn pass through the fire so that I might make them desolate, in order that they might know that I am the LORD.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:14 -

Give to them, LORD—what will You give?

Give them a miscarrying womb and dried-up breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 -

This is what the LORD says:

“For three offenses of Edom, and for four,

I will not revoke its punishment,

Because he pursued his brother with the sword

And stifled his compassion;

His anger also tore continually,

And he maintained his fury forever.

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