נְקֵבָה (nĕqēbâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning female. It appears
22 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5347).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1409b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1409b)female
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נְקֵבָהnoun, feminine: female
Strong's H5347נְקֵבָה: female (from the sexual form) KJV:female.
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