פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ
𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔
pîylegesh
the concubine
A woman in a recognized, secondary relationship with a man, typically lacking the full legal status or ceremonial rights of a primary wife. While having a defined domestic and sexual relationship, a pîylegesh was distinguished from a wife (אִשָּׁה, ishah) by differences in dowry, inheritance, and social standing; the term may also, more rarely, denote a male paramour or extramarital consort in poetic or figurative contexts. The primary sense is a 'concubine' in the societal framework of ancient Israel. The semantic range includes: secondary wife, concubine, recognized domestic partner of lower status than a wife, sometimes (in rare, non-biblical contexts) paramour.
2 Samuel 21:11 · Word #9
Lexicon H6370
| Lemma | פִּילֶגֶשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔 |
| Transliteration | pîylegesh |
| Strong's | H6370 |
| Definition | A woman in a recognized, secondary relationship with a man, typically lacking the full legal status or ceremonial rights of a primary wife. While having a defined domestic and sexual relationship, a pîylegesh was distinguished from a wife (אִשָּׁה, ishah) by differences in dowry, inheritance, and social standing; the term may also, more rarely, denote a male paramour or extramarital consort in poetic or figurative contexts. The primary sense is a 'concubine' in the societal framework of ancient Israel. The semantic range includes: secondary wife, concubine, recognized domestic partner of lower status than a wife, sometimes (in rare, non-biblical contexts) paramour. |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the concubine |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6370-13
secondary wife
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular common noun; construct state in the given forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a woman in a recognized but lower-status marital relationship. "Secondary wife" preserves the institutional and relational nuance better than a purely modern term, while reflecting the feminine singular form. |
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