How many times is womb mentioned in the Bible?
The word womb appears 71 times in the King James Version, in 69 verses. Counting every form (womb, wombs), it appears 73 times in 71 verses across 21 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses womb 76 times (78 with every form).
Womb in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of womb counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| womb | 71 | 76 |
| wombs | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 73 | 78 |
Which books mention womb most
Womb appears in 21 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Job has the most (11), then Isaiah (9) and Luke (9).
Also in: Ruth (1), Ezekiel (1), Matthew (1), John (1), Romans (1), Galatians (1).
First and last mention of womb
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
The verse that uses it most is Job 31:15, 2 times (tied with Jeremiah 20:17):
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 6 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Deuteronomy 7:13: counted in the KJV only
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your livestock and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you.
Hosea 9:11: counted in the KJV only
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, no one with child, and no conception.
Exodus 13:12: counted in the World English Bible only
That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD’S.
that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be Yahweh’s.
Exodus 13:15: counted in the World English Bible only
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew 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 that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of livestock. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
Verses with womb on our topic pages
22 verses that use womb in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
On: Mothers, Creation, Identity in Christ, What Does the Bible Say About Suicide? 25 Verses of Hope
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
On: Family, Children, Mothers, What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 25 Verses
He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”
On: Suffering, Worship, Miscarriage
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!
On: Mothers, Compassion, Miscarriage
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
On: Identity in Christ, What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 25 Verses, Miscarriage
As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.
On: What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 25 Verses, Miscarriage
Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”
Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?
But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts.
I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.
I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Common questions
How many times is womb in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 58 of the 73 uses are in the Old Testament and 15 in the New Testament. Womb appears in 21 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Job has the most (11), then Isaiah (9) and Luke (9).
Where is womb first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 20:18: "For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife." The last is Galatians 1:15.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.