Asharoth — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַשְׁתָּרוֹת

עַשְׁתָּרוֹת

ʻAshtârôwth · pronounced ash-taw-roth' · Strong's H6252 · a woman · also spelled Astaroth

Asharoth means Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan.

Built from

עַשְׁתְּרָה ʻashtᵉrâh (plural of, H6251) — increase open in the lexicon ›

בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת Bêyth ʻAshtârôwth (see also, H1045) — house of Ashtoreths open in the lexicon ›

עַשְׁתֹּרֶת ʻAshtôreth (from, H6253) — Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase) open in the lexicon ›

עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim (from, H6255) — Ashtaroth of (the) double horns (a symbol of the deity) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of H6251; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Deut 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: (KJV)

Every verse that names Asharoth

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

Deut 1:4Josh 9:10Josh 12:4Josh 13:12Josh 13:31Judg 2:13Judg 10:61Sam 7:31Sam 7:41Sam 12:101Sam 31:101Chr 6:56

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