H6252 — עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth)
Strong's H6252 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth)
Pronunciation: ash-taw-roth'
Morphology: n-pr-f
Part of Speech: n pr f deity, n pr loc
Name Meaning: Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"
Derivation: or עַשְׁתָּרֹת (ʻAshtârôth); plural of עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh) [H6251];
Definition: Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan
KJV Renderings: Asharoth, Astaroth. See also בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (Bêyth ʻAshtârôwth) [H1045], עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth) [H6253], עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם (ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim) [H6255].
Senses
- false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
- a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh
- same as H06255
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1045 | בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת | Bêyth ʻAshtârôwth | ; from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) H6252; house of Ashtoreths | Beth-Ashtaroth, a place in Palestine | house of Ashtaroth. Compare בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh) H1203, עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) H6252 |
| H6251 | עַשְׁתְּרָה | ʻashtᵉrâh | probably from עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) H6238 | increase | flock |
| H6253 | עַשְׁתֹּרֶת | ʻAshtôreth | probably for עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh) H6251 | Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase) | Ashtoreth |
| H6255 | עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם | ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim | from עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) H6252 and the dual of קֶרֶן (qeren) H7161; Ashtaroth of (the) double horns (a symbol of the deity) | Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan | Ashtoreth Karnaim |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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