פילגש

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פילגש

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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 [script needed] (palīkā), Old Armenian պարիկ (parik).

noun פִּילֶגֶשׁ · pilégesh · פִּילַגְשִׁים · פִּילַגְשִׁי · פִּילַגְשֵׁנוּ

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

In English

concubine a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife
mistress woman in extramarital relationship

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"פילגש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

פילגש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A9

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"פילגש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פילגש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}