📖 Biblical Definition
The womb is the maternal organ where God personally forms human life. In Scripture, the womb is far from anonymous tissue or impersonal biology — it is sacred ground. "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:13-14); "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee" (Jeremiah 1:5). John the Baptist leapt in his mother Elisabeth’s womb at the voice of Mary (Luke 1:41) — recognizing the unborn Christ. Every abortion ends a sacred work-in-progress; every pregnancy is a divine craftsmanship in flesh. Honor the womb.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
WOMB, n.
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1. The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is conceived and nourished till its birth. 2. The place where any thing is generated or produced.
📖 Key Scripture
Psalm 139:13 — "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb."
Jeremiah 1:5 — "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee."
Luke 1:41 — "The babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost."
Isaiah 49:1 — "The Lord hath called me from the womb."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern abortion law denies what Scripture, embryology, and conscience confess; the womb holds a person.
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Psalm 139:13-16 settles the question of pre-natal personhood with poetic precision. David is not addressing tissue; he is addressing his own continuous self, present and observed by God in his mother's womb. Jeremiah was called there. John the Baptist worshipped there. Christ Himself was incarnate there for nine months.
Modern abortion law denies what Scripture, embryology, and conscience confess. The womb is sacred ground. Defend the unborn; pray for mothers in crisis; offer the gospel of grace to every woman who has aborted — the cross covers this sin too. But do not let the courts redefine what Heaven has named.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew rechem (H7358); Greek koilia (G2836).
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Usage
"Modern abortion law denies what Scripture, embryology, and conscience confess."
"The womb is sacred ground; not anonymous tissue."
"Defend the unborn; offer grace to mothers; the cross covers this sin too."