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The meaning of בַּעֲלָה

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Definition

feminine of בַּעַל that hath, mistress. - a mistress 1) mistress, female owner 2) sorceress, necromancer (noun of relati...

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בַּעֲלָה

Phoneticbah-al-aw'
Transliterationbaʻălâh
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

feminine of בַּעַל that hath, mistress. - a mistress 1) mistress, female owner 2) sorceress, necromancer (noun of relationship)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

3 total references
ReferenceText
1 Samuel 28:7

Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En–dor.

Word: בַּעֲלָה (baʻălâh)
1 Kings 17:17

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

Word: בַּעֲלָה (baʻălâh)
Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

Word: בַּעֲלָה (baʻălâh)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
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Most Frequent Book
1 Samuel
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