Strong's H6252 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth)

Pronunciation: ash-taw-roth'

POS: ash-taw-roth' Morph: n-pr-f

Exegesis: or ; plural of ;

Definition: or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of עַשְׁתְּרָה; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan; Asharoth, Astaroth. See also בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת, עַשְׁתֹּרֶת, עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם.

KJV Usage: Asharoth, Astaroth. See also , , .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"
• 2. n pr f deity
• 3. 1) false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh
• 6. 2a) same as H06255

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