# H5347 נְקֵבָה

נְקֵבָה (nᵉqêbâh), Strong’s H5347: female (from the sexual form) KJV: female.. Occurs 22 times.

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*nᵉqêbâh* — female (from the sexual form)

KJV: female.

Derived from [נָקַב nâqab](https://besorah.bible/word/H5344) (to puncture, literally)

Occurs 22 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- נְקֵבָה n.f. female

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 1:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/1?v=27) — God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
- [Genesis 5:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/5?v=2) — He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
- [Genesis 6:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/6?v=19) — Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They…
- [Genesis 7:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/7?v=3) — Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.
- [Genesis 7:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/7?v=9) — went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as God commanded Noah.
- [Genesis 7:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/7?v=16) — Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then the LORD shut him in.
- [Leviticus 3:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/3?v=1) — “‘If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall…
- [Leviticus 3:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/3?v=6) — “‘If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD is from the flock, either male or female, he shall…
- [Leviticus 4:28](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/4?v=28) — if his sin which he has sinned is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without…
- [Leviticus 4:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/4?v=32) — “‘If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without defect.