אֲשֵׁרָה

Strong’s Definition

Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same

Etymology & Derivation

or אֲשֵׁירָה; from H833 (אָשַׁר); happy;

KJV Usage

grove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a babylonian and canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the goddess astarte (in babylonian), the supposed consort of baal
• 2.the goddess, goddesses
• 3.her images
• 4.sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼăshêrâh; Pronunciation: ash-ay-raw'

See Also