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Mistress

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

mis´tres ( בּעלה , ba‛ălāh , גּברת , gebhereth ): Is the translation of ba‛ălāh , "lady," "owner" ( 1 Kings 17:17; Nahum 3:4 ); in 1 Samuel 28:7 , "a woman that hath a familiar spirit" is literally, "the mistress of a familiar spirit"; of gebhereth (Genesis 16:4 , Genesis 16:8 , Genesis 16:9; 2 Kings 5:3; Psalm 123:2; Proverbs 30:23; Isaiah 24:2 ); in Isaiah 47:5 , Isaiah 47:7 , we have the King James Version and the English Revised Version "lady," the American Standard Revised Version "mistress."

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mistress'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/mistress.html. 1915.