בַּעַל (baʿal) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning owner. It appears
83 times
in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1167).
Also rendered
master
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 262a)
Root family 262: בָּעַלbāʿal — possess, own, rule over, many. (ASV and RSV usually similar. though RSV prefers “rule” to ASV “have dominion” [e.g. Isa 26:13])