International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mistress

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mistress


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mis´tres (בּעלה, ba‛ălāh, גּברת, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba‛ălāh, “lady,” “owner” (; ); in , “a woman that hath a familiar spirit” is literally, “the mistress of a familiar spirit”; of gebhereth (, , ; ; ; ; ); in , , we have the King James Version and the English Revised Version “lady,” the American Standard Revised Version “mistress.”