5347. neqebah

Lexicon

neqebah: Female

Original Word: נְקֵבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: nqebah
Pronunciation: neh-keh-BAH
Phonetic Spelling: (nek-ay-baw')
Definition: Female
Meaning: female

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

female

From naqab; female (from the sexual form) -- female.

see HEBREW naqab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naqab
Definition
a female
NASB Translation
female (20), woman (1), women (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נְקֵבָה noun feminine female (perforata (Ba^{NB 166}); so Thes and most; > another view in Schw^{ZAW xi (1891), 181f.; Idioticon 57}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic נוּקְבָּא, נוּקְבְּתָא, , ); — always absolute ׳נ Jeremiah 31:22 21t. (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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַב (naqab), which means "to pierce" or "to bore."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term for נְקֵבָה is found in Strong's Greek Number G2338, θῆλυς (thēlys), which also means "female." This term is used in the New Testament to denote the female gender, as seen in passages like Matthew 19:4: "And He answered and said, 'Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female'?" Here, θῆλυς is used in a similar context to נְקֵבָה, emphasizing the creation of both genders.

Usage: The word נְקֵבָה appears in the Hebrew Bible to refer to females, often in contrast to males (זָכָר, zakar). It is used in various contexts, including genealogical records, laws, and descriptions of animals and humans.

Context: נְקֵבָה (neqebah) is a term used in the Hebrew Bible to specify the female gender. It appears in several key passages, often in conjunction with the male counterpart, זָכָר (zakar). For example, in Genesis 1:27, the creation of humanity is described: "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Here, נְקֵבָה is used to emphasize the creation of both genders as part of God's design.

The term is also used in legal contexts, such as in Leviticus 12:5, which outlines the purification process for a woman who has given birth to a female child: "But if she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks, as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in the blood of her purification for sixty-six days."

In the context of animals, נְקֵבָה is used to specify the gender of sacrificial animals, as seen in Leviticus 3:1: "If one's offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD."

The use of נְקֵבָה highlights the importance of gender distinctions in various aspects of biblical law, narrative, and theology, reflecting the cultural and religious significance of gender roles in ancient Israelite society.

Forms and Transliterations

וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה וְלַנְּקֵבָ֣ה וּנְקֵבָ֑ה וּנְקֵבָ֖ה וּנְקֵבָ֤ה ולנקבה ונקבה לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃ לנקבה׃ נְקֵבָ֔ה נְקֵבָ֖ה נְקֵבָ֣ה נְקֵבָ֥ה נְקֵבָ֨ה נְקֵבָֽה׃ נְקֵבָה֙ נקבה נקבה׃ lan·nə·qê·ḇāh lannekeVah lannəqêḇāh nə·qê·ḇāh nekeVah nəqêḇāh ū·nə·qê·ḇāh unekeVah ūnəqêḇāh velannekeVah wə·lan·nə·qê·ḇāh wəlannəqêḇāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 1:27
HEB: אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃
NAS: him; male and female He created
KJV: he him; male and female created
INT: created male and female created

Genesis 5:2
HEB: זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
NAS: them male and female, and He blessed
KJV: Male and female created
INT: male and female created blessed

Genesis 6:19
HEB: אִתָּ֑ךְ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃
NAS: with you; they shall be male and female.
KJV: with thee; they shall be male and female.
INT: for shall be male and female become

Genesis 7:3
HEB: שִׁבְעָ֖ה זָכָ֣ר וּנְקֵבָ֑ה לְחַיּ֥וֹת זֶ֖רַע
NAS: male and female, to keep
KJV: the male and the female; to keep
INT: sevens male and female to keep offspring

Genesis 7:9
HEB: הַתֵּבָ֖ה זָכָ֣ר וּנְקֵבָ֑ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה
NAS: male and female, as God
KJV: the male and the female, as
INT: the ark male and female as had commanded

Genesis 7:16
HEB: וְהַבָּאִ֗ים זָכָ֨ר וּנְקֵבָ֤ה מִכָּל־ בָּשָׂר֙
NAS: male and female of all
KJV: male and female of all flesh,
INT: entered male and female of all flesh

Leviticus 3:1
HEB: זָכָר֙ אִם־ נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֥ים יַקְרִיבֶ֖נּוּ
NAS: or female, he shall offer
KJV: whether [it be] a male or female, he shall offer
INT: male or female without shall offer

Leviticus 3:6
HEB: זָכָר֙ א֣וֹ נְקֵבָ֔ה תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: it, male or female, without defect.
KJV: male or female, he shall offer
INT: male or female without shall offer

Leviticus 4:28
HEB: עִזִּים֙ תְּמִימָ֣ה נְקֵבָ֔ה עַל־ חַטָּאת֖וֹ
NAS: a goat, a female without defect,
KJV: of the goats, a female without blemish,
INT: of the goats without A female for his sin

Leviticus 4:32
HEB: קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ לְחַטָּ֑את נְקֵבָ֥ה תְמִימָ֖ה יְבִיאֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: he shall bring it, a female without defect.
KJV: he shall bring it a female without blemish.
INT: his offering A sin A female without shall bring

Leviticus 5:6
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטָ֜א נְקֵבָ֨ה מִן־ הַצֹּ֥אן
NAS: he has committed, a female from the flock,
KJV: which he hath sinned, a female from the flock,
INT: which has committed A female from the flock

Leviticus 12:5
HEB: וְאִם־ נְקֵבָ֣ה תֵלֵ֔ד וְטָמְאָ֥ה
NAS: she bears a female [child], then she shall be unclean
KJV: But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean
INT: if A female bears shall be unclean

Leviticus 12:7
HEB: לַזָּכָ֖ר א֥וֹ לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃
NAS: [a child, whether] a male or a female.
KJV: a male or a female.
INT: a male or A female

Leviticus 15:33
HEB: זוֹב֔וֹ לַזָּכָ֖ר וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה וּלְאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: whether a male or a female, or a man
KJV: of the man, and of the woman, and of him
INT: discharge A male A female A man who

Leviticus 27:4
HEB: וְאִם־ נְקֵבָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְהָיָ֥ה
NAS: Or if it is a female, then your valuation
KJV: And if it [be] a female, then thy estimation
INT: if female he then

Leviticus 27:5
HEB: עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֑ים וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת שְׁקָלִֽים׃
NAS: shekels and for the female ten
KJV: shekels, and for the female ten
INT: shall be twenty shekels the female ten shekels

Leviticus 27:6
HEB: שְׁקָלִ֖ים כָּ֑סֶף וְלַנְּקֵבָ֣ה עֶרְכְּךָ֔ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
NAS: for the male, and for the female your valuation
KJV: of silver, and for the female thy estimation
INT: shekels of silver the female your valuation shall be three

Leviticus 27:7
HEB: עָשָׂ֖ר שָׁ֑קֶל וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֥ה שְׁקָלִֽים׃
NAS: shekels, and for the female ten
KJV: shekels, and for the female ten
INT: teen shekels the female ten shekels

Numbers 5:3
HEB: מִזָּכָ֤ר עַד־ נְקֵבָה֙ תְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּ אֶל־
NAS: male and female; you shall send
KJV: Both male and female shall ye put out,
INT: male against and female shall send about

Numbers 31:15
HEB: הַֽחִיִּיתֶ֖ם כָּל־ נְקֵבָֽה׃
NAS: all the women?
KJV: unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
INT: spared all the women

Deuteronomy 4:16
HEB: זָכָ֖ר א֥וֹ נְקֵבָֽה׃
NAS: of male or female,
KJV: the likeness of male or female,
INT: of male or female

Jeremiah 31:22
HEB: חֲדָשָׁה֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ נְקֵבָ֖ה תְּס֥וֹבֵֽב גָּֽבֶר׃
NAS: in the earth-- A woman will encompass
KJV: in the earth, A woman shall compass
INT: A new the earth A woman will encompass A man

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5347
22 Occurrences

lan·nə·qê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
nə·qê·ḇāh — 11 Occ.
ū·nə·qê·ḇāh — 6 Occ.
wə·lan·nə·qê·ḇāh — 4 Occ.