נקבה

Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־ב (n-q-b)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

נְקֵבָה • (nekevá) f [pattern: קְטֵלָה]

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

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

זָכָר (zachár)

Derived terms

נִקְבִּי (nikbí)

References

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

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