נֶקֶב (neqeb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bezel. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5345).
Also rendered
socket
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1409a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1409a)bezel; pipe
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֶ֫קֶבnoun, masculine
noun, probably some hole or cavity
Strong's H5345נֶקֶב: a bezel (for a gem) KJV:pipe.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1409: נָקַבnāqab — pierce; bore, prick off; who were pricked off, designated, by name; curse; puncture, perforate, specify, designate, libel; appoint, blaspheme, express, with holes, name, strike through