# פִּילֶגֶשׁ (pilegesh) Israeli respelling: pi-le-gesh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H6370. 35 Old Testament occurrences. a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour King James renderings: concubine, paramour. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/pilegesh-h6370 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 22:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/22/24) — And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. - [Genesis 25:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/6) — But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, east… - [Genesis 35:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/22) — And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now… - [Genesis 36:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/36/12) — And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife. - [Judges 8:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/31) — And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. - [Judges 19:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/1) — And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephrai… - [Judges 19:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/2) — And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole… - [Judges 19:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/9) — And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold,… - [Judges 19:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/10) — But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with h… - [Judges 19:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/24) — Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good… - [Judges 19:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/25) — But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all… - [Judges 19:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/27) — And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine wa… - [Judges 19:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/19/29) — And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve… - [Judges 20:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/20/4) — And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubi… - [Judges 20:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/20/5) — And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine hav… - [Judges 20:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/20/6) — And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committ… - [2 Samuel 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/3/7) — And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my fa… - [2 Samuel 5:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/5/13) — And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to… - [2 Samuel 15:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/15/16) — And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. - [2 Samuel 16:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/21) — And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that… - [2 Samuel 16:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/16/22) — So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. - [2 Samuel 19:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/19/5) — And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy… - [2 Samuel 20:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/3) — And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them… - [2 Samuel 21:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/21/11) — And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. - [1 Kings 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/11/3) — And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. - [1 Chronicles 1:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/32) — Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of J… - [1 Chronicles 2:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/46) — And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. - [1 Chronicles 2:48](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/2/48) — Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. - [1 Chronicles 3:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/3/9) — These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. - [1 Chronicles 7:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/7/14) — The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: - [2 Chronicles 11:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/11/21) — And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore conc… - [Esther 2:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/2/14) — In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamber… - [Song of Solomon 6:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/6/8) — There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. - [Song of Solomon 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/song-of-solomon/6/9) — My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and… - [Ezekiel 23:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/23/20) — For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.