1 Chronicles 2:46:21 Chr.2.46.W2TAB
פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ
pilegesh
“a concubine”
- Transliteration
- pi-LE-gesh
- Extended
- pih-LEH-gehsh
- IPA
- /piˈlɛɣɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a concubine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
pi-LE-gesh
- phraseyour reading level
pi-LE-gesh ka-LEV
- clause
ve-EI-fa pi-LE-gesh ka-LEV yal-DA et-kha-RAN ve-et-mo-TSA ve-et-ga-ZEZ
- sentence
ve-EI-fa pi-LE-gesh ka-LEV yal-DA et-kha-RAN ve-et-mo-TSA ve-et-ga-ZEZ ve-kha-RAN ho-LID et-ga-ZEZ
Exegesis
The phrase pilegesh kalev {פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ כָּלֵ֔ב | pîlegeš kālēb} forms a construct relationship (“concubine of Caleb”), identifying Eiphah’s status in relation to the clan head and locating her children within Caleb’s line.
Root and etymology
p-l-gpe–lamed–gimel
“to divide, separate”
In context — 1 Chronicles 2:46
And Eiphah, Caleb’s concubine , bore Haran, Motza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 2:46:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 2:46, so the Hebrew word פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ (pilegesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.2.46.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.2.46.W2.S1) and character.