Strong's H5347 · Hebrew
נְקֵבָה
nᵉqêbâh · /nek-ay-baw'/
Definition
female (from the sexual form)
KJV: female.
Root / derivation: from H5344 (נָקַב);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נְקֵבָה across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis6 verses
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 6:19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
Genesis 7:3Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. by sevens: Heb. seven seven
Genesis 7:9There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Leviticus12 verses
And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
Leviticus 3:6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
Leviticus 4:28Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
Leviticus 4:32And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
Leviticus 5:6And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus 12:5But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
Leviticus 12:7Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
Leviticus 15:33And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.
Leviticus 27:4And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
Leviticus 27:5And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Leviticus 27:6And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
Leviticus 27:7And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5347 (nᵉqêbâh) mean?
female (from the sexual form)
How many times does H5347 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5347 (נְקֵבָה) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “female.”
How is nᵉqêbâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5347 is rendered as “female” (18×), “woman” (2×), “child” (1×), “women” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word נְקֵבָה come from?
from H5344 (נָקַב);