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)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • פִּילַגְשׁוּת (pilagshút)
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