H5347 — נְקֵבָה (nᵉqêbâh)

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Strong's H5347 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נְקֵבָה (nᵉqêbâh)

Pronunciation: nek-ay-baw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from נָקַב (nâqab) [H5344];

Definition: female (from the sexual form)

KJV Renderings: female.

Senses

  1. female
    1. woman, female child
    2. female animal

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2338 θῆλυς thēlys from the same as G2337 female female, woman
H5344 נָקַב nâqab a primitive root to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel) appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.