Pilegesh (פילגש) means mistress in Hebrew.
It can also mean concubine. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פִּילֶגֶשׁ
pilegesh
noun · feminine
In English
mistress, concubine
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pilegesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אישה הנמצאת במערכת יחסים זוגית הנמשכת זמן רב אך אינה כוללת קשר נישואין, לרוב בשל היות הגבר המחזיק בה נשוי לאחרת, או בשל אי רצונו להינשא.
וַתִּזְנֶה עָלָיו, פִּילַגְשׁוֹ, וַתֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתּוֹ אֶל-בֵּית אָבִיהָ, אֶל-בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה; וַתְּהִי-שָׁם, יָמִים אַרְבָּעָה חֳדָשִׁים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pilegesh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּילֶגֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- פילגש
- Said
- pilegesh
- Plural
- פִּילַגְשִׁים
- Inflections
- פִּילֶגֶשׁ־, פִּילַגְשׁוֹ, ר' פִּילַגְשִׁים, פִּילַגְשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 423
This is how Pilegesh is said in other languages.
- English
- mistress, concubine
- German
- mätresse
- Yiddish
- פילגש
These words rhyme with Pilegesh.
These words come before and after Pilegesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pilegesh.
What does Pilegesh (פילגש) mean in Hebrew?
Pilegesh (פילגש) means mistress and concubine. It is said pilegesh, with the stress on le.
What rhymes with Pilegesh (פילגש)?
Words that rhyme with Pilegesh (פילגש) include רגש.
Is Pilegesh (פילגש) masculine or feminine?
The word Pilegesh (פילגש) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פִּילַגְשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פילגש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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