Strong's H6253 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth)

Pronunciation: ash-to'reth

POS: ash-to'reth Morph: n-pr-f

Exegesis: probably for ;

Definition: probably for עַשְׁתְּרָה; Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase); Ashtoreth.

KJV Usage: Ashtoreth.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ashtoreth = "star"
• 2. 1) the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility
• 3. 1a) also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G4168

Blue Letter Bible entry