Concubine in Hebrew is פִּילֶגֶשׁ (pilégeš).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
פִּילֶגֶשׁ
pilégeš
noun · feminine
In English
concubine
/ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for concubine as a noun.
a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife
- פִּילֶגֶשׁפילגשpilégešfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word פִּילֶגֶשׁ.
- Written with vowel points
- פִּילֶגֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- פילגש
- Said
- pilégeš
- Plural
- פִּילַגְשִׁים
The Hebrew dictionary's page for פילגש, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with concubine.
These words come before and after concubine in the list.
These are the questions people ask about concubine in Hebrew.
How do you say concubine in Hebrew?
concubine in Hebrew is פִּילֶגֶשׁ, said pilégeš. Without vowel points it is written פילגש. Its plural is פִּילַגְשִׁים.
Is פילגש masculine or feminine?
The word פילגש is feminine.
How is concubine pronounced in English?
concubine is pronounced /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry concubine and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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