Strong's H842 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: אֲשֵׁרָה (ʼăshêrâh)

Pronunciation: ash-ay-raw'

POS: ash-ay-raw' Morph: n-pr-f

Exegesis: or ; from ; happy;

Definition: or אֲשֵׁירָה; from אָשַׁר; happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same; grove. Compare עַשְׁתֹּרֶת.

KJV Usage: grove. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"
• 2. 1) a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
• 3. 1a) the goddess, goddesses
• 4. 1b) her images
• 5. 1c) sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1186

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