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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6370 - פִּלֶגֶשׁ

Transliteration

pîylegesh

Phonetics

pee-leh'-ghesh, pee-leh'-ghesh

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1770

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

concubine, paramour
1. concubine
2. paramour

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1135 ‑ γυνή (goo‑nay');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (36)

Genesis 4

Judges 11

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

BSB (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

CSB (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

ESV (32)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Ezekiel 1

KJV (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

LEB (34)

Genesis 4

Judges 11

2 Samuel 7

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

LSB (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

N95 (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

NAS (37)

Genesis 4

Judges 12

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (36)

Genesis 4

Judges 11

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Song of Solomon 2

Ezekiel 1

ASV (36)

and his concubine 4

and his concubines 1

and my concubine 1

and the concubines 1

concubine 5

concubines 5

had a concubine 1

he, and his concubine 1

him more concubines 1

his concubine 1

his concubine also was with him 1

his concubines 1

hold on his concubine 1

i and my concubine 1

my concubine 1

of the concubines 2

of thy concubines 1

on his concubine 1

that were concubines 1

the concubine 1

the concubines 1

upon their paramours 1

was concubine 1

whom his concubine 1

BSB (37)

a concubine 2

and concubines 2

and his concubine 1

and my concubine 1

and of your concubines 1

and the man''s concubine 1

but she 1

by his concubines 1

concubine 7

concubines 9

had a concubine 1

his concubine 4

my concubine 2

of his concubine 1

the concubines 1

their lovers 1

with his concubine 1

CSB (37)

concubine 21

concubines 12

lovers 1

she 1

shekel 1

the concubines 1

ESV (32)

concubine 21

concubines 10

lovers 1

KJV (37)

concubine 22

concubines 14

paramours 1

LEB (34)

and concubines 2

and his concubine 2

and my concubine 1

but his concubine 1

concubine 6

concubines 5

had had a concubine 1

her male lovers 1

his concubine 4

my concubine 2

the concubine 2

the concubine of 2

the concubines 2

the concubines of 2

your concubines 1

LSB (37)

concubine 22

concubines 14

paramours 1

N95 (37)

concubine 22

concubines 14

paramours 1

NAS (37)

concubine 22

concubines 14

lovers 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (36)

and his concubine 1

and his concubines 1

and the concubines 1

concubine 5

concubines 6

had a concubine 1

him more concubines 1

his concubine 4

his concubine also was with him 1

his concubines 1

hold of his concubine 1

i and my concubine 1

my concubine 2

of the concubines 1

of your concubines 1

on his concubine 1

on their paramours 1

the concubine 1

the concubines 1

was concubine 1

who were concubines 1

whom his concubine 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

3048) s c l p (פלגסה PLGSh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

e^f ) s c l i p (פילגסה PYLGSh) - Concubine: KJV (37): concubine, paramours - Strongs: H6370 (פִּלֶגֶשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, מִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ₃₇

noun feminine concubine (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7^J (מַּלְקְתָא) מִּילַּקְתָּא, perhaps influenced by Greek παλλακή, παλλακίς (properly young girl), Latin pellex; originally Greek word according to Sta^{G. i. 380}, compare also Lewy^{Fremdw. 66f}; on possibly Hittite origin see Jen^{ZMG 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 מִּילַגְשָׁיו 2 Chronicles 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) + 7t. 2Samuel; 1 Kings 11:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32 6t. Chronicles; Esther 2:14; Song of Solomon 6:8,9.

2 either = paramour (perhaps contempt.; ὁ πάλλαξ = youth), or < concubinage Ezekiel 23:20 (figurative of Jerusalem doting on Babylon).

List of Word Forms

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