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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:31 - When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

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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 - By the God of your father who will help you,
And by the Almighty who will bless 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 - “Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:12 - “that you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD’s.

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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; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - ‘And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:19 - “All that open the womb are Mine, and every male firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:16 - “For they are wholly given to Me from among the children of Israel; I have taken them for Myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:12 - “Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - “Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, 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 tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:26 - Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:16 - Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:10 - I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
You have been My God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:3 - The wicked are estranged from the womb;
They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

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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;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you 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 from the womb,
That my mother might have been my grave,
And her womb always enlarged with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:18 - Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26 - “and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate and 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 them, O LORD—
What will You give?
Give them a miscarrying womb
And dry breasts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:11 - Thus says the LORD:

“For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,
And cast off all pity;
His anger tore perpetually,
And he kept his wrath forever.
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