Words the Bible translates as concubine
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pilegeshפִּלֶגֶשׁa legally recognized secondary wife: a woman in a genuine but lower-ranking marriage bond
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- a male sexual partner: a man used for sexual purposes (masculine extension, Ezekiel only)
- leḥenahלְחֵנָהconcubinenot studied yet
- shiddahשִׁדָּהthe last item in a king's list of everything he collected for his own pleasure, and a word whose meaning is genuinely lost: most likely chests of treasure, possibly women of a harem.
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