עַשְׁתֹּ֫רֶת

ash.to.retNounH6253

Ashtoreth

From: probably for H6251 (עַשְׁתְּרָה);

Short Definition

Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)

Full Lexicon Entry

A female deity in the time of the Old Testament, first mentioned at, also known as Astarte § Ashtoreth = "star" the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility 1a) also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N-F-T

DescriptionN:N-F-T

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
2
2 Kings
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 11:5
  • 1 Kings 11:33
  • 2 Kings 23:13

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