HebrewH6370Noun (Feminine)

פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ

pi.le.gesh

34Occurrences
H6370Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour

or פִּלֶגֶשׁ; of uncertain derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. concubine, paramour 1a) concubine 1b) paramour

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ appears 34 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
12
2 Samuel
7
1 Chronicles
5
Genesis
4
Song of Solomon
2
1 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Esther
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:32BSB

The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.The sons of Jokshan:Sheba and Dedan.

2 Chronicles 11:21BSB

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

2 Samuel 3:7BSB

Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

Genesis 35:22BSB

While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.Jacob had twelve sons:

Judges 19:24BSB

Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

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