Mistress
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ISBE 1915
mis'-tres (ba`alah, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba`alah, "lady," "owner" (1Ki 17:17; Na 3:4); in 1Sa 28:7, "a woman that hath a familiar spirit" is literally, "the mistress of a familiar spirit"; of gebhereth (Ge 16:4,8,9; 2Ki 5:3; Ps 123:2; Pr 30:23; Isa 24:2); in Isa 47:5,7, we have the King James Version and the English Revised Version "lady," the American Standard Revised Version "mistress."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
1 Kings 17:17Nahum 3:41 Samuel 28:7Genesis 16:4Genesis 16:8Genesis 16:92 Kings 5:3Psalms 123:2Proverbs 30:23Isaiah 24:2Isaiah 47:5Isaiah 47:7
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