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Strong's #5347 - נְקֵבָה
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- female
- woman, female child
- female animal
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2430) bqn (נקב NQB) AC: Pierce CO: Hole AB: ?: [from: bq]
V) bqn (נקב NQB) - Pierce: To make a hole by piercing. Also to curse in the sense of piercing through. KJV (25): (vf: Paal, Niphal) curse, express, blaspheme, bore, name, pierce, appoint, hole, strike - Strongs: H5344 (נָקַב)
Nm) bqn (נקב NQB) - Hole: KJV (1): pipe - Strongs: H5345 (נֶקֶב)
Nf1) ebqn (נקבה NQBH) - Female: As with a hole. KJV (22): female, woman, maid - Strongs: H5347 (נְקֵבָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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.
נְקֵבָה f. a woman, a female (a genitalium figura dicta); of persons, Genesis 1:27, 5:2 and of beasts, Genesis 6:19 Levit. 3:1, 4:28, 32 5:6 12:5. Opp. to זָכָר a male. [Syr. Ch. id.]