H2778c H2778c
betrothed/designated (describing a slave-concubine designated for a man)
This Niphal participle appears in Leviticus 19:20, addressing the case of a 'slave-girl betrothed to a man' (נֶחֱרֶפֶת לְאִישׁ). The verb means 'acquired' or 'designated,' indicating she has been designated as a concubine but has not yet been redeemed or freed. The legal case deals with a man who has intercourse with this woman—she is betrothed/designated but still in slave status. The multilingual glosses use betrothal terminology ('betrothed,' 'desposada,' 'fiancée'), though the Hebrew emphasizes acquisition or designation.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — This rare legal term addresses a specific social status—a female slave who has been designated or acquired as a concubine for a specific man but has not yet gained freedom through redemption or been formally married. The case law prescribes investigation rather than death penalty, recognizing her in-between status as neither fully free betrothed nor unmarried slave. The Arabic cognate relates to acquiring or gaining, supporting the interpretation of formal designation or acquisition for marriage. 1×
AR["مَخْطُوبَةٌ"]·ben["নির্ধারিত"]·DE["betrothed"]·EN["betrothed"]·FR["fiancée"]·heb["נחרפת"]·HI["मंगनी-की-हुई"]·ID["yang-dipinang"]·IT["betrothed"]·jav["dipuncantholaken"]·KO["약혼된"]·PT["prometida"]·RU["обручённая"]·ES["desposada"]·SW["aliyechumbiwa"]·TR["nisan-edilmiş"]·urd["منگنی"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† IV. [חָרַף] vb. acquire (cf. Arabic حَرَفَ turn a thing from its proper way or manner, but also gain, acquire [subsistence] for one’s family)—only Niph. Pt. f. שִׁפְחָה נֶחֱרֶפֶת לְאִישׁ a maidservant acquired for a man (viz. as his concubine) Lv 19:20 (H; cf. NH חֲרוּפָה of woman designated for a man).