2 Samuel 21:11:72 Sam.21.11.W7TAB
פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ
pilegesh
“concubine”
- Transliteration
- pi-LE-gesh
- Extended
- pih-LEH-gehsh
- IPA
- /piˈlɛɣɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- concubine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-LE-gesh
- phraseyour reading level
pi-LE-gesh sha-UL
- clause
ET a-SHER-a-se-TA rits-PA bat-a-YA pi-LE-gesh sha-UL
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-da-VID ET a-SHER-a-se-TA rits-PA bat-a-YA pi-LE-gesh sha-UL
Exegesis
The construct chain ritṣp̣ah bat-Ayah {רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת־אַיָּ֖ה | riṣ-pāh bat-ʾāy-yāh} links person to lineage, while the appositional phrase pilegesh sha'ul {פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל | pi-le-gesh šā-ʾûl} clarifies her social status. Hebrew VSO order is reordered to subject–verb–object in English to ensure clarity.
Root and etymology
“concubine, secondary wife”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:11
And it was told to David what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 21:11, so the Hebrew word פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ (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 2 Sam.21.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.11.W7.S1) and character.