הַ/פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים
𐤄/𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉𐤌
pîylegesh
the concubines
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.
Esther 2:14 · Word #17
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 HTd/Ncfpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the concubines |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6370-06
the concubines
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes women in a recognized secondary marital relationship lacking full wife status. The feminine plural absolute form with the definite article is reflected in the rendering “the concubines,” preserving both gender and number. |
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