Beeshterah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה
בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה
Beeshterah means with Ashtoreth.
Built from
עַשְׁתְּרָה ʻashtᵉrâh — increase open in the lexicon ›
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ʻAshtârôwth — Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H6251 (as singular of H6252) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth; Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan.
First appearance
Josh 21:27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.
