Hebrew word study

פִּילֶגֶשׁpîylegesh — a concubine

Pronounced “pee-leh'-ghesh”

a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour

Translated in the King James as: concubine, paramour.

Appears 37 times in Scripture

Origin: or פִּלֶגֶשׁ; of uncertain derivation;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×
Genesis 22:24Genesis 25:6Genesis 35:22Genesis 36:12
Judges — 12×
Judges 8:31Judges 19:1Judges 19:2Judges 19:9Judges 19:10Judges 19:24Judges 19:25Judges 19:27Judges 19:29Judges 20:4Judges 20:5Judges 20:6
2 Samuel — 9×
2 Sam 3:72 Sam 5:132 Sam 15:162 Sam 16:212 Sam 16:222 Sam 19:52 Sam 20:32 Sam 21:11+ 1 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 11:3
1 Chronicles — 5×
1 Chr 1:321 Chr 2:461 Chr 2:481 Chr 3:91 Chr 7:14
2 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chr 11:21+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Esther — 1×
Esther 2:14
Song of Solomon — 2×
Song 6:8Song 6:9
Ezekiel — 1×
Ezekiel 23:20

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