Lexical Definition
נְקֵבָה nᵉqêbâh (nek-ay-baw') female H:N-F
from נָקַב
female.
- female (from the sexual form)
1) female
1a) woman, female child
1b) female animal
See Greek: θῆλυς
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| נְקֵבָה֙ | female | Num.5.3 |
| נְקֵבָֽה | a female | Deut.4.16 |
| female | Num.31.15 | |
| נְקֵבָ֨ה | a female | Lev.5.6 |
| נְקֵבָ֥ה | a female | Lev.4.32 |
| נְקֵבָ֣ה | a female | Lev.12.5 |
| נְקֵבָ֖ה | a female | Jer.31.22 |
| female | Lev.27.4 | |
| נְקֵבָ֔ה | a female | Lev.3.1 • Lev.3.6 • Lev.4.28 |
| לַנְּקֵבָֽה | for female | Lev.12.7 |
| וּנְקֵבָ֤ה | and female | Gen.7.16 |
| וּנְקֵבָ֖ה | and female | Gen.1.27 • Gen.5.2 • Gen.6.19 |
| וּנְקֵבָ֑ה | and female | Gen.7.3 • Gen.7.9 |
| וְלַנְּקֵבָ֣ה | and of the female | Lev.27.6 |
| וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה | and of the female | Lev.27.5 • Lev.27.7 |
| וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה | and for the female | Lev.15.33 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 Jer 31:22 + 21 t. (all Pentateuch, and all P except Deut 4:16):
1. woman (or female child) Jer 31:22 (opposed to גֶּבֶר), Gen 1:27; Gen 5:2; Lev 12:5; Lev 12:7; Lev 15:33; Lev 27:4; Lev 27:5; Lev 27:6; Lev 27:7) Num 5:3 (all opposed to זָבָר), Num 31:15.
2. female animal Gen 6:19; Gen 7:3; Gen 7:9; Gen 7:16; Lev 3:1; Lev 3:6 (all opposed to זָכָר), Lev 4:28; Lev 4:32; Lev 5:6. — Deut 4:16 (opposed to זָכָר) may include both women and animals.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 1:27 · 5:2 · 6:19 · 7:3 · 7:9 · 7:16 |
| Leviticus | 3:1 · 3:6 · 4:28 · 4:32 · 5:6 · 12:5 · 12:7 · 15:33 · 27:4 · 27:5 · 27:6 · 27:7 |
| Numbers | 5:3 · 31:15 |
| Deuteronomy | 4:16 |
| Jeremiah | 31:22 |