פילגש

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Noun

פִּילֶגֶשׁ • (pilégesh) f (plural indefinite פִּילַגְשִׁים)

1. 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
				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)