נְקֵבָה
Transliteration
nᵊqēḇâ
Pronunciation
nek-ay-baw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נָקַב (H5344)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1409b

Strong’s Definitions

נְקֵבָה nᵉqêbâh, nek-ay-baw'; from H5344; female (from the sexual form):—female.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H5347 in the following manner: female (18x), woman (3x), maid (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H5347 in the following manner: female (18x), woman (3x), maid (1x).

  1. female

    1. woman, female child

    2. female animal

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְקֵבָה nᵉqêbâh, nek-ay-baw'; from H5344; female (from the sexual form):—female.
STRONGS H5347: Abbreviations
† נְקֵבָה noun feminine female (perforata (BaNB 166); so Thes and most; > another view in SchwZAW xi (1891), 181f.; Idioticon 57; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic נוּקְבָּא, נוּקְבְּתָא, , ); — always absolute נ׳ Jeremiah 31:22 + 21 times (all Pentateuch, and all P except Deuteronomy 4:16):
1. woman (or female child) Jeremiah 31:22 (opposed to גֶּבֶר), Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2; Leviticus 12:5, 7; Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 27:4, 5, 6, 7) Numbers 5:3 (all opposed to זָבָר), Numbers 31:15.
2. female animal Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:3, 9, 16; Leviticus 3:1, 6 (all opposed to זָכָר), Leviticus 4:28, 32; Leviticus 5:6. — Deuteronomy 4:16 (opposed to זָכָר) may include both women and animals.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2; Genesis 6:19; Genesis 7:3; Genesis 7:9; Genesis 7:16

Leviticus

Leviticus 3:1; Leviticus 3:6; Leviticus 4:28; Leviticus 4:32; Leviticus 5:6; Leviticus 12:5; Leviticus 12:7; Leviticus 15:33; Leviticus 27:4; Leviticus 27:5; Leviticus 27:6; Leviticus 27:7

Numbers

Numbers 5:3; Numbers 31:15

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 4:16

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:22; Jeremiah 31:22