פילגש

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely related to Aramaic פַּלְקְתָא‎ (palqəṯā, “concubine”), Ancient Greek παλλακή/παλλακίς (pallakḗ/pallakís, “concubine”), πάλλαξ (pállax, “young”) (compare פַּלְגָּס‎ (palgás)), Proto-Iranian *parikaH (whence Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬐𐬁‎ (pairikā, “beautiful women seducing pious men”), Middle Persian [Term?] (/parīg/), Khotanese 𑀧𑀮𑀻𑀓𑀸 (palīkā), Old Armenian պարիկ (parik)).

Noun

פִּילֶגֶשׁ • (pilégesh) f (plural indefinite פִּילַגְשִׁים‎)

mistress, concubine, woman in a long-term but non-marital relationship with a man

Declension

Declension of פִּילֶגֶשׁ

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	פִּילֶגֶשׁ	first	פִּילַגְשִׁי‎		פִּילַגְשֵׁנוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּילֶגֶשׁ‎	second	פִּילַגְשְׁךָ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁךְ‎	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶם‎	פִּילַגְשְׁכֶן‎
	construct	פִּילֶגֶשׁ־	third	פִּילַגְשׁוֹ‎	פִּילַגְשָׁהּ‎	פִּילַגְשָׁם‎	פִּילַגְשָׁן‎
plural	indefinite	פִּילַגְשִׁים‎	first	פילגשיי \ פִּילַגְשַׁי‎		פִּילַגְשֵׁינוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּילַגְשִׁים‎	second	פִּילַגְשֶׁיךָ‎	פילגשייך \ פִּילַגְשַׁיִךְ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶם‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיכֶן‎
	construct	פִּילַגְשֵׁי־‎	third	פִּילַגְשָׁיו‎	פִּילַגְשֶׁיהָ‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶם‎	פִּילַגְשֵׁיהֶן‎

Derived terms

פִּילַגְשׁוּת‎ (pilagshút)

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