Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
mistress
Usage: 1) mistress, female owner 2) sorceress, necromancer (noun of relationship)
Strong's Number
H1172
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H1172 Quick Answer
Strong's H1172 בַּעֲלָה (ba`alah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ba`alah (bah-al-aw') n-f. 1. a mistress [feminine of H1167] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include mistress and hath. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ba`alah (bah-al-aw') n-f. 1. a mistress [feminine of H1167]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- mistress and hath
Meaning and Definition
ba`alah (bah-al-aw') n-f. 1. a mistress [feminine of H1167] KJV: that hath, mistress. Root(s): H1167
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1172. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1172 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ba`alah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
mistress
1 Kings 17:17
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hath
1 Samuel 28:7
How Strong's H1172 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1172 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1172 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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 Endor.
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1172.
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 Endor.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1172, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1172 FAQ
What does baalah (בַּעֲלָה) mean?
Baalah (Strong's H1172) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "mistress". ba`alah (bah-al-aw') n-f. 1. a mistress [feminine of H1167]
How many times is baalah (בַּעֲלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H1172 across 3 books.
Where can I study baalah (בַּעֲלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1172 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate baalah (בַּעֲלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mistress and hath. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.