וּ/לְחֵנָתָ/ךְ֮
𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤕/𐤊
lᵉchênâh
your 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 5:23 · Word #16
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/Ncfpc/Sp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | your concubines |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3904-01
your concubines
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine plural construct with 2ms pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes women of recognized but secondary marital standing within a man’s household. The feminine plural construct form with a 2nd masculine singular suffix is preserved in the rendering as "your concubines." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
your concubines
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the meaning given the context of court women. No change needed. |