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Strong's H5347 נְקֵבָה (neqebah)

Neqebah means “female” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5347 — phestos (“Festus”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5347
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 5

Strong's H5347 Quick Answer

Strong's H5347 נְקֵבָה (nqebah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nqebah (nek-ay-baw') n-f. 1. female (from the sexual form) [from H5344] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include female. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nqebah (nek-ay-baw') n-f. 1. female (from the sexual form) [from H5344]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
female

Meaning and Definition

nqebah (nek-ay-baw') n-f. 1. female (from the sexual form) [from H5344] KJV: female. Root(s): H5344

Original Word
נְקֵבָה
Transliteration
nqebah
Derivation
Root: נקב First root strongs: 5344
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5347. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5347 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nqebah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

female Genesis 1:27 18×

How Strong's H5347 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5347 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5347 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 1:27 KJV

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 5:2 KJV

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Genesis 6:19 KJV

And 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.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5347.

Genesis 1:27 Old Testament, KJV
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
Genesis 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Leviticus 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
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 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 4:28 Old Testament, KJV
Or 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 4:32 Old Testament, KJV
And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
Leviticus 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
But 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 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
Who 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 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 27:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
Leviticus 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
Numbers 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
Numbers 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
Deuteronomy 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Jeremiah 31:22 Old Testament, KJV
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5347, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 12 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5347 FAQ

What does neqebah (נְקֵבָה) mean?

Neqebah (Strong's H5347) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "female". nqebah (nek-ay-baw') n-f. 1. female (from the sexual form) [from H5344]

How many times is neqebah (נְקֵבָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H5347 across 5 books.

Where can I study neqebah (נְקֵבָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5347 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate neqebah (נְקֵבָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as female. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.