עַשְׁתֹּרֶת

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H6253

Transliteration: ʻAshtôreth

Pronunciation: ash-to'reth

Definition: Ashtoreth

Original: עשׁתּרת

Transliteration: ‛ashtôreth

Phonetic: ash-to'reth

BDB Definition:

Ashtoreth = "star"

the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility
1. also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans

Origin: probably for H6251" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6251

TWOT entry: 1718