"Mistress; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29)," elsewhere called Balah (Josh. 19:3) and Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29). Now Khurbet Zebalah. "(2.) A city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah (Josh. "15:10), called also Kirjath-jearim, q.v. (15:9; 1 Chr. 13:6)," "now Kuriet-el-Enab, or as some think, `Erma." "(3.) A mountain on the north-western boundary of Judah and Dan (Josh. 15:11).
Definition of Baalah:
"her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spous"