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nᵊqēvā נְקֵבָה ‘female’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāqav נָקַב ‘to pierce / to curse’
Roots: נקב

nᵊqēvā n, f
1) female
 1a) woman, female child
 1b) female animal

Mentioned in Genesis 1:27, 5:2, 6:19, 7:9, 7:16, 7:3 Codex Leviticus 3:6, 4:28, 5:6, 12:7, 15:33, 3:1, 4:32, 12:5, 27:4, 27:5, 27:6, 27:7 Numbers 5:3, 31:15 Deuteronomy 4:16 Jeremiah 31:22

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