נקבה

Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־ב (n-q-b)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /naqeːˈvɔː/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /nekeˈva/

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Noun

נְקֵבָה • (n'kevá) f [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

1. female (from the sexual form): female, woman.
2. (grammar) feminine

Usage notes

• נקבה used for humans is often considered pejorative in everyday speech.

Antonyms

• זָכָר (zakhár)

Derived terms

• נִקְבִּי (nikbí)

References

• H5347 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible