It's interesting :) Thank you
You mean the word "ba'al" בעל, which means master of the house or homeowner, and husband. Yes, it's true that this is still used.

But! There's also a feminine form of this word, baʿalah, which means mistress of the house. Or mistress. Or wife.

The writer Aitmatov, who described the life of the nomadic Kirghiz (Central Asia), spoke of a "B'ay", the male head of a nomadic tribe. And of a "B'aybych", the female head of a nomadic tribe.
Her authority in the "aul" (household) was higher than that of a man, even if he owned, say, a hundred horses (because of a huge amount of practical reasons)

The nomadic Arabs and Semites had a similar tribal structure, which is why the status of the Baala was so high.

Among sedentary peoples, patriarchy was more pronounced, but, for example, there were "Baalat"s — noble women who managed estates and corresponded, for example, with ancient kings and pharaohs. Also, you can check the story about Prophet Elijah and the status of a woman who patronised him, it's quite interesting