# womb

## Related Ideas:

pregnant


## Definition:

The term "womb" refers to where a baby grows inside its mother.

* This is an older term that is sometimes used in order to be polite and less direct. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
* A more modern term for womb is "uterus."
* Some languages use a word like "belly" to refer to a woman's womb or uterus.
* Use a word for this in the project language that is well-known, natural, and acceptable.
* A woman is pregnant" if she has a baby growing her her womb."

## Picture showing location of a Womb:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/w/Womb.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/w/Womb.png" ></a>


## Bible References:

* [Genesis 25:23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/23)
* [Genesis 25:24-26](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/24)
* [Genesis 38:27-28](rc://en/tn/help/gen/38/27)
* [Genesis 49:25](rc://en/tn/help/gen/49/25)
* [Luke 02:21](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/21)
* [Luke 11:27](rc://en/tn/help/luk/11/27)
* [Luke 23:29](rc://en/tn/help/luk/23/29)
* [Matthew 19:12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/19/12)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H990, H2030, H4578, H7356, H7358, G1064, G2836, G3388

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

pregnant, womb, wombs


