mis'-tres (ba`alah, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba`alah, "lady," "owner" (1Ki 17:17;Na 3:4); in1Sa 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); inIsa 47:5,7, we have the King James Version and the English Revised Version "lady," the American Standard Revised Version "mistress."
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.