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Strong's Lexicon pilegesh: Concubine Original Word: פִילֶגֶשׁ Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: piylegesh Pronunciation: pee'-leh-gesh Phonetic Spelling: (pee-leh'-ghesh) Definition: a concubine, a paramour Meaning: The term פִילֶגֶשׁ refers to a concubine or a paramour. In the context of ancient Israelite society, a concubine was a woman who lived with a man but had a lower status than his wife or wives. She was often considered a secondary wife and had certain rights and responsibilities within the household. Word Origin: The origin of the word פִילֶגֶשׁ is uncertain, but it is believed to be of foreign derivation, possibly borrowed from an Akkadian or other Semitic language. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the New Testament that relates to the concept of a concubine is found in Strong's Greek Number G1135, γυνή (gynē), which generally means "woman" or "wife." However, the specific term for concubine in Greek is παλλακή (pallakē), which is not directly listed in Strong's Concordance but is understood in the context of Hellenistic and Roman practices similar to those of the Hebrew Bible. Usage: The word פִילֶגֶשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe women who were in a concubinary relationship with a man. This term appears in various narratives, often highlighting the social and familial dynamics of the time. The role of a concubine was complex, as she was both a member of the household and yet distinct from a wife in terms of legal and social standing. Context: The concept of a concubine in the Hebrew Bible is multifaceted, reflecting the cultural and legal practices of ancient Near Eastern societies. Concubines were often taken by men of wealth and status, including patriarchs and kings, to bear children and increase the household's labor force. While they did not have the full status of a wife, concubines were protected by certain legal rights and could be influential within the family structure. In the biblical narrative, concubines are mentioned in several key stories. For example, Genesis 22:24 mentions Reumah, the concubine of Nahor, Abraham's brother. In Judges 19, the tragic story of the Levite's concubine highlights the vulnerability and precarious position of concubines in society. King David had concubines, as noted in 2 Samuel 5:13, and his son Solomon had many concubines, as recorded in 1 Kings 11:3. The role of concubines often intersected with issues of inheritance, legitimacy, and family dynamics. While they could bear children, the status of these children could be contested, leading to familial strife, as seen in the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar (Genesis 16). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin perhaps of foreign origin Definition concubine NASB Translation concubine (22), concubines (14), paramours (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, מִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ37 noun feminine concubine (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7J (מַּלְקְתָא) מִּילַּקְתָּא, perhaps influenced by Greek παλλακή, παλλακίς (properly young girl), Latin pellex; originally Greek word according to StaG. i. 380, compare also LewyFremdw. 66f; on possibly Hittite origin see JenZMG xiviii (1894), 468 ff.); — ׳מִּ absolute 2 Samuel 3:7, construct 2 Samuel 21:11, ׳מִּי absolute Genesis 36:12; Judges 19:1, construct Genesis 35:22 4t.; suffix מִּילַגְשׁוֺ Genesis 22:24 +, שֵׁהוּ- Judges 19:24; שִׁי- Judges 20:4 2t.; plural מִּלַגְשִׁים 2 Samuel 5:13 2t., ׳מִּי Genesis 25:6 5t.; construct מִּלַגְשֵׁי 2 Samuel 16:21,22; suffix מִּילַגְשָׁיו2Chronicles 11:21, מִּלַגְשֶׁיךָ 2 Samuel 19:6, מִּלַגְשֵׁיהֶם Ezekiel 23:20; — 1 concubine Genesis 22:24; Genesis 25:6; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 36:12; Judges 8:31; Judges 19:1 10t. Judges 19:20; 2 Samuel 3:7 (twice in verse) + 7 t. 2Samuel; 1 Kings 11:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32 6t. Chronicles; Esther 2:14; Songs 6:8,9. 2 either = paramour (perhaps contempt.; ὁ πάλλαξ = youth), or < concubinage Ezekiel 23:20 (figurative of Jerusalem doting on Babylon). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance concubine, paramour Or pilegesh {pee-leh'-ghesh}; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour -- concubine, paramour. Forms and Transliterations בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙ בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ בפילגשו בפילגשי הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ הפילגשים וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖י וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּ וּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ וּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ ופילגשהו ופילגשו ופילגשי ופילגשיו ופילגשים ופלגשים פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים פִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ פִּֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ פִּילֶ֥גֶשׁ פִּילַגְשִׁ֥י פִּלֶ֔גֶשׁ פִּלֶ֤גֶשׁ פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃ פִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹ פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ פילגש פילגשו פילגשי פילגשים פלגש פלגשי פלגשיהם פלגשיך׃ פלגשים bə·p̄î·laḡ·šî bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw befilagShi beFilagSho bəp̄îlaḡšî bəp̄îlaḡšōw filagShim filagSho fiLegesh hap·pî·laḡ·šîm happilagShim happîlaḡšîm pi·laḡ·šê pi·laḡ·šê·hem pi·laḡ·še·ḵā pî·laḡ·šî pi·laḡ·šîm pî·laḡ·šîm p̄î·laḡ·šîm pî·laḡ·šōw p̄î·laḡ·šōw pi·le·ḡeš pî·le·ḡeš p̄î·le·ḡeš pilaḡšê pilaḡšêhem pilaḡšeḵā pilagShei pilagSheicha pilagsheiHem pilagShi pilagShim pilagSho pîlaḡšî pilaḡšîm pîlaḡšîm p̄îlaḡšîm pîlaḡšōw p̄îlaḡšōw pileḡeš pîleḡeš p̄îleḡeš piLegesh ū·p̄î·laḡ·šāw ū·p̄î·laḡ·šê·hū ū·p̄î·laḡ·šî ū·p̄i·laḡ·šîm ū·p̄î·laḡ·šîm ū·p̄î·laḡ·šōw uFilagShav ufilagShehu ufilagShi ufilagShim ufilagSho ūp̄îlaḡšāw ūp̄îlaḡšêhū ūp̄îlaḡšî ūp̄ilaḡšîm ūp̄îlaḡšîm ūp̄îlaḡšōw Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 22:24 HEB: וּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וּשְׁמָ֣הּ רְאוּמָ֑ה NAS: His concubine, whose name was Reumah, KJV: And his concubine, whose name INT: his concubine name was Reumah Genesis 25:6 HEB: וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם NAS: but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham KJV: But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham INT: to the sons of his concubines after Abraham Genesis 35:22 HEB: אֶת־ בִּלְהָ֖ה֙ פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑֔יו וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע NAS: his father's concubine, and Israel KJV: his father's concubine: and Israel INT: and lay Bilhah concubine his father's heard Genesis 36:12 HEB: וְתִמְנַ֣ע ׀ הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־ NAS: Timna was a concubine of Esau's son KJV: And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz INT: Timna become was a concubine Eliphaz son Judges 8:31 HEB: וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם NAS: His concubine who was in Shechem KJV: And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, INT: his concubine who Shechem Judges 19:1 HEB: לוֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם NAS: who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem INT: took ess A concubine Bethlehem Judah Judges 19:2 HEB: וַתִּזְנֶ֤ה עָלָיו֙ פִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ NAS: But his concubine played the harlot KJV: And his concubine played the whore INT: played against his concubine went about Judges 19:9 HEB: לָלֶ֔כֶת ה֥וּא וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וְנַעֲר֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר NAS: to go along with his concubine and servant, KJV: to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, INT: to go he his concubine and servant said Judges 19:10 HEB: חֲמוֹרִים֙ חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ עִמּֽוֹ׃ NAS: donkeys; his concubine also was with him. KJV: saddled, his concubine also [was] with him. INT: donkeys of saddled his concubine with Judges 19:24 HEB: בִתִּ֨י הַבְּתוּלָ֜ה וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּ אוֹצִֽיאָה־ נָּ֤א NAS: daughter and his concubine. Please KJV: a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out INT: daughter is my virgin and his concubine bring Please Judges 19:25 HEB: וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק הָאִישׁ֙ בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַיֹּצֵ֥א אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם NAS: seized his concubine and brought KJV: took his concubine, and brought INT: seized the men his concubine and brought about Judges 19:27 HEB: וְהִנֵּ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֣ה פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹ נֹפֶ֙לֶת֙ פֶּ֣תַח NAS: then behold, his concubine was lying KJV: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down INT: behold the woman his concubine was lying the doorway Judges 19:29 HEB: הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ NAS: and laid hold of his concubine and cut KJV: and laid hold on his concubine, and divided INT: A knife and laid of his concubine and cut limb Judges 20:4 HEB: בָּ֛אתִי אֲנִ֥י וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖י לָלֽוּן׃ NAS: I came with my concubine to spend the night KJV: that [belongeth] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. INT: came my concubine to spend Judges 20:5 HEB: לַהֲרֹ֔ג וְאֶת־ פִּילַגְשִׁ֥י עִנּ֖וּ וַתָּמֹֽת׃ NAS: me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died. KJV: to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, INT: intended to kill my concubine ravished died Judges 20:6 HEB: וָֽאֹחֵ֤ז בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙ וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָ וָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ NAS: And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces KJV: And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, INT: took of my concubine and cut and sent 2 Samuel 3:7 HEB: וּלְשָׁא֣וּל פִּלֶ֔גֶשׁ וּשְׁמָ֖הּ רִצְפָּ֣ה NAS: Now Saul had a concubine whose name KJV: And Saul had a concubine, whose name INT: now Saul concubine name was Rizpah 2 Samuel 3:7 HEB: בָּ֖אתָה אֶל־ פִּילֶ֥גֶשׁ אָבִֽי׃ NAS: in to my father's concubine? KJV: unto my father's concubine? INT: gone had a concubine to my father's 2 Samuel 5:13 HEB: דָּוִ֨ד ע֜וֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם NAS: more concubines and wives KJV: took [him] more concubines and wives INT: David more concubines and wives Jerusalem 2 Samuel 15:16 HEB: עֶ֧שֶׂר נָשִׁ֛ים פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים לִשְׁמֹ֥ר הַבָּֽיִת׃ NAS: left ten concubines to keep the house. KJV: women, [which were] concubines, to keep INT: ten women concubines to keep the house 2 Samuel 16:21 HEB: בּ֚וֹא אֶל־ פִּלַגְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS: in to your father's concubines, whom KJV: unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left INT: Go about concubines to your father's whom 2 Samuel 16:22 HEB: אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־ פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו לְעֵינֵ֖י NAS: in to his father's concubines in the sight KJV: unto his father's concubines in the sight INT: and Absalom about concubines to his father's the sight 2 Samuel 19:5 HEB: נָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃ NAS: and the lives of your concubines, KJV: and the lives of thy concubines; INT: of your wives and the lives of your concubines 2 Samuel 20:3 HEB: עֶֽשֶׂר־ נָשִׁ֣ים ׀ פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִנִּיחַ֩ NAS: women, the concubines whom KJV: women [his] concubines, whom he had left INT: the ten women the concubines whom had left 2 Samuel 21:11 HEB: בַת־ אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל׃ NAS: of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, KJV: of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, INT: the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul 37 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6370 37 Occurrences bə·p̄î·laḡ·šî — 1 Occ. bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw — 2 Occ. p̄î·laḡ·šîm — 1 Occ. p̄î·laḡ·šōw — 1 Occ. p̄î·le·ḡeš — 2 Occ. hap·pî·laḡ·šîm — 2 Occ. pi·laḡ·šê — 2 Occ. pi·laḡ·še·ḵā — 1 Occ. pi·laḡ·šê·hem — 1 Occ. pî·laḡ·šî — 1 Occ. pi·laḡ·šîm — 4 Occ. pî·laḡ·šōw — 2 Occ. pî·le·ḡeš — 7 Occ. ū·p̄î·laḡ·šāw — 1 Occ. ū·p̄î·laḡ·šê·hū — 1 Occ. ū·p̄î·laḡ·šî — 1 Occ. ū·p̄i·laḡ·šîm — 3 Occ. ū·p̄î·laḡ·šōw — 4 Occ.