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Lexicon :: Strong's H6370 - pîleḡeš

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פִּילֶגֶשׁ
Transliteration
pîleḡeš
Pronunciation
pee-leh'-ghesh
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1770

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: פילגש (Strongs and Gesenius) פלגש (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

פִּילֶגֶשׁ pîylegesh, pee-leh'-ghesh; or פִּלֶגֶשׁ pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour:—concubine, paramour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H6370 in the following manner: concubine (35x), concubine (with H802) (1x), paramours (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H6370 in the following manner: concubine (35x), concubine (with H802) (1x), paramours (1x).

  1. concubine, paramour

    1. concubine

    2. paramour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פִּילֶגֶשׁ pîylegesh, pee-leh'-ghesh; or פִּלֶגֶשׁ pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour:—concubine, paramour.
STRONGS H6370: Abbreviations
פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ, פִּילֶ֫גֶשׁ 37 noun feminine concubine (Late Hebrew id.; TargumJ פִּילַּקְתָּא (פַּלְקְתָא), perhaps influenced by Greek παλλακή, παλλακίς (properly young girl), Latin pellex; originally Greek word according to StaG. i. 380, compare also LewyFremdw. 66f; on possibly Hittite origin see JenZMG xiviii (1894), 468 ff.); — פִּ׳ absolute 2 Samuel 3:7, construct 2 Samuel 21:11, פִּי׳ absolute Genesis 36:12; Judges 19:1, construct Genesis 35:22 + 4 times; suffix פִּילַגְשׁוֹ Genesis 22:24 +, שֵׁהוּ- Judges 19:24; שִׁי- Judges 20:4 + 2 times; plural פִּלַגְשִׁים 2 Samuel 5:13 + 2 times, פִּי׳ Genesis 25:6 + 5 times; construct פִּלַגְשֵׁי 2 Samuel 16:21, 22; suffix פִּילַגְשָׁיו 2 Chronicles 11:21, פִּלַגְשֶׁיךָ 2 Samuel 19:6, פִּלַגְשֵׁיהֶם Ezekiel 23:20; —
1. concubine Genesis 22:24; Genesis 25:6; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 36:12; Judges 8:31; Judges 19:1 + 10 times Judges 19:20; 2 Samuel 3:7 (twice in verse) + 7 times 2 Samuel; 1 Kings 11:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32 + 6 times Chronicles; Esther 2:14; Songs 6:8, 9.
2. either = paramour (perhaps contempt.; ὁ πάλλαξ = youth), or < concubinage Ezekiel 23:20 (figurative of Jerusalem doting on Babylon).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:24; 22:24; 25:6; 25:6; 35:22; 35:22; 36:12; 36:12

Judges

8:31; 19:1; 19:1; 19:20; 19:24; 20:4

2 Samuel

3:7; 3:7; 5:13; 16:21; 16:22; 19:6; 21:11

1 Kings

11:3

1 Chronicles

1:32

2 Chronicles

11:21

Esther

2:14

Song of Songs

6:8; 6:9

Ezekiel

23:20; 23:20

H6370

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Strong's Number H6370 matches the Hebrew פִּילֶגֶשׁ (pîleḡeš),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:24 - concubina vero illius nomine Roma peperit Tabee et Gaom et Thaas et Maacha

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:6 - filiis autem concubinarum largitus est munera et separavit eos ab Isaac filio suo dum adhuc ipse viveret ad plagam orientalem

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - cumque habitaret in illa regione abiit Ruben et dormivit cum Bala concubina patris sui quod illum minime latuit erant autem filii Iacob duodecim

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:12 - erat autem Thamna concubina Eliphaz filii Esau quae peperit ei Amalech hii sunt filii Adae uxoris Esau

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:31 - concubina autem illius quam habebat in Sychem genuit ei filium nomine Abimelech

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:1 - fuit quidam vir Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraim qui accepit uxorem de Bethleem Iuda

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:2 - quae reliquit eum et reversa est in domum patris sui Bethleem mansitque apud eum quattuor mensibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:9 - surrexitque adulescens ut pergeret cum uxore sua et puero cui rursum locutus est socer considera quod dies ad occasum declivior sit et propinquet ad vesperum mane apud me etiam hodie et duc laetum diem et cras proficisceris ut vadas in domum tuam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 - noluit gener adquiescere sermonibus eius sed statim perrexit et venit contra Iebus quae altero nomine vocabatur Hierusalem ducens secum duos asinos onustos et concubinam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - habeo filiam virginem et hic homo habet concubinam educam eas ad vos ut humilietis eas et vestram libidinem conpleatis tantum obsecro ne scelus hoc contra naturam operemini in virum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - nolebant adquiescere sermonibus eius quod cernens homo eduxit ad eos concubinam suam et eis tradidit inludendam qua cum tota nocte abusi essent dimiserunt eam mane

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 - mane facto surrexit homo et aperuit ostium ut coeptam expleret viam et ecce concubina eius iacebat ante ostium sparsis in limine manibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29 - quam cum esset ingressus arripuit gladium et cadaver uxoris cum ossibus suis in duodecim partes ac frusta concidens misit in omnes terminos Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:4 - respondit veni in Gabaa Beniamin cum uxore mea illucque deverti

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - et ecce homines civitatis illius circumdederunt nocte domum in qua manebam volentes me occidere et uxorem meam incredibili libidinis furore vexantes denique mortua est

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - quam arreptam in frusta concidi misique partes in omnes terminos possessionis vestrae quia numquam tantum nefas et tam grande piaculum factum est in Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:7 - fuerat autem Sauli concubina nomine Respha filia Ahia dixitque Hisboseth ad Abner

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:13 - accepit ergo adhuc concubinas et uxores de Hierusalem postquam venerat de Hebron natique sunt David et alii filii et filiae

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:16 - egressus est ergo rex et universa domus eius pedibus suis et dereliquit rex decem mulieres concubinas ad custodiendam domum

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:21 - et ait Ahitofel ad Absalom ingredere ad concubinas patris tui quas dimisit ad custodiendam domum ut cum audierit omnis Israhel quod foedaveris patrem tuum roborentur manus eorum tecum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:22 - tetenderunt igitur Absalom tabernaculum in solario ingressusque est ad concubinas patris sui coram universo Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:5 - ingressus ergo Ioab ad regem in domo dixit confudisti hodie vultus omnium servorum tuorum qui salvam fecerunt animam tuam et animam filiorum tuorum et filiarum tuarum et animam uxorum tuarum et animam concubinarum tuarum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:3 - cumque venisset rex in domum suam Hierusalem tulit decem mulieres concubinas quas dereliquerat ad custodiendam domum et tradidit eas in custodiam alimenta eis praebens et non est ingressus ad eas sed erant clausae usque ad diem mortis suae in viduitate viventes

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:11 - et nuntiata sunt David quae fecerat Respha filia Ahia concubina Saul

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:3 - fueruntque ei uxores quasi reginae septingentae et concubinae trecentae et averterunt mulieres cor eius

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:32 - filii autem Cetthurae concubinae Abraham quos genuit Zamram Iecsan Madan Madian Iesboc Sue porro filii Iecsan Saba et Dadan

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:46 - Epha autem concubina Chaleb peperit Arran et Musa et Gezez porro Arran genuit Gezez

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:48

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:48 - concubina Chaleb Maacha peperit Saber et Tharana

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:9 - omnes hii filii David absque filiis concubinarum habuerunt sororem Thamar

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:14 - porro filius Manasse Esrihel concubinaque eius syra peperit Machir patrem Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:21 - amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas nam uxores decem et octo duxerat concubinasque sexaginta et genuit viginti octo filios et sexaginta filias

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:14 - et quae intraverat vespere egrediebatur mane atque inde in secundas aedes deducebatur quae sub manu Sasagazi eunuchi erant qui concubinis regis praesidebat nec habebat potestatem ad regem ultra redeundi nisi voluisset rex et eam venire iussisset ex nomine

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:8 - [Vulgate 6:7] sexaginta sunt reginae et octoginta concubinae et adulescentularum non est numerus

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:9 - [Vulgate 6:8] una est columba mea perfecta mea una est matris suae electa genetrici suae viderunt illam filiae et beatissimam praedicaverunt reginae et concubinae et laudaverunt eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:20 - et insanivit libidine super concubitu eorum quorum carnes sunt ut carnes asinorum et sicut fluxus equorum fluxus eorum
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