Nekeva (נקבה) means female in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
female
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nekeva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד משני הזוויגים ברבייה מינית, זה בעל תאי הרבייה הגדולים יחסית.
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ, בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ; זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, בָּרָא אֹתָם.
- 2סלנג, בהשאלהמילת גנאי עבור גבר רכרוכי.
- 3בהשאלההעצם בעל השקע מתוך זוג עצמים אשר לאחד בליטה ולשני שקע, כגון: תקע־שקע, פין־תושבת, מפתח־מנעול.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nekeva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְקֵבָה
- Written without vowel points
- נקבה
- Said
- nekeva
- Root
- נ־ק־ב
- Pattern
- קְטֵלָה
- Plural
- נְקֵבוֹת
- Inflections
- נְקֵבַת־; ר' נְקֵבוֹת, נִקְבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 157
This is how Nekeva is said in other languages.
- English
- female
- Arabic
- أنثى
- Russian
- самка
- French
- femelle
- Spanish
- femenino, hembra
These words mean nearly the same as Nekeva.
- בת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nekeva.
- זכר
- גבר גבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nekeva.
The word Nekeva comes from the root נ־ק־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Nekeva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekeva.
What does Nekeva (נקבה) mean in Hebrew?
Nekeva (נקבה) means female. It is said nekeva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Nekeva (נקבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekeva (נקבה) are בת.
What is the opposite of Nekeva (נקבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nekeva (נקבה) are זכר and גבר גבר.
What rhymes with Nekeva (נקבה)?
Words that rhyme with Nekeva (נקבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נקבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.