פִּילֶגֶשׁ f.n. 1 concubine. NH 2 mistress. [cp. Aram. פַלְקְתָא, Syr. פלקא (= concubine). cp. also Gk. pallake, pallakis (= concubine). Avestic pairika (= beautiful women seducing pious men). All these words are certainly related, but it is difficult to establish the degree of their relationship to one another. cp. פַּלְגָּס.] Derivative: פִּילַגְשׁוּת.