עַשְׁתָּרוֹת

Strong’s Definition

Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan

Etymology & Derivation

or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of H6251 (עַשְׁתְּרָה);

KJV Usage

Asharoth, Astaroth. See also H1045 (בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת), H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת), H6255 (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr f deity) false goddesses in the canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
• 2.same as h6255
• 3.(n pr loc) a city in bashan east of the jordan given to manasseh

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻAshtârôwth; Pronunciation: ash-taw-roth'

See Also