עַשְׁתָּרֹות

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H6252

Transliteration: ʻAshtârôwth

Pronunciation: ash-taw-roth'

Definition: Asharoth

Original: עשׁתּרת עשׁתּרות

Transliteration: ‛ashtârôth ‛ashtârôth

Phonetic: ash-taw-roth'

BDB Definition:

Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"

false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult (noun proper feminine deity)
a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh (noun proper locative)

Origin: pl. of H6251" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6251

TWOT entry: 1718b