וּ/לְחֵנָתֵֽ/הּ
𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤕/𐤄
lᵉchênâh
and-his-concubines
A female of secondary marital status, typically residing in a man's household without the full legal or social standing of a wife; generally understood as a concubine—i.e., a woman who cohabits with a man as part of his extended family structure but lacks the formal standing and inheritance rights of a principal wife. In the contexts attested, it refers specifically to this kind of relationship, and is not simply synonymous with 'wife' but indicates a recognized yet inferior social status within polygynous households.
Daniel 5:2 · Word #22
Lexicon H3904
| Lemma | לְחֵנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | lᵉchênâh |
| Strong's | H3904 |
| Definition | A female of secondary marital status, typically residing in a man's household without the full legal or social standing of a wife; generally understood as a concubine—i.e., a woman who cohabits with a man as part of his extended family structure but lacks the formal standing and inheritance rights of a principal wife. In the contexts attested, it refers specifically to this kind of relationship, and is not simply synonymous with 'wife' but indicates a recognized yet inferior social status within polygynous households. |
Morphology AC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
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 | and-his-concubines |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3904-02
and his concubine
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, with prefixed conjunction וּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a woman of secondary marital standing within a man’s household. The feminine singular construct form with a 3ms suffix yields "his concubine," and the prefixed conjunction adds "and." |
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