H6253 — עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth)
Strong's H6253 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth)
Pronunciation: ash-to'reth
Morphology: n-pr-f
Name Meaning: Ashtoreth = "star"
Derivation: probably for עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh) [H6251];
Definition: Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)
KJV Renderings: Ashtoreth.
Senses
- the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility
- also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4168 | ποίμνιον | poímnion | neuter of a presumed derivative of G4167 | a flock, i.e. (figuratively) group (of believers) | flock |
| H6251 | עַשְׁתְּרָה | ʻashtᵉrâh | probably from עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) H6238 | increase | flock |
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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