Strongs Number: H842
- Hebrew Word
- אֲשֵׁרָה
- Transliteration
- ʼăshêrâh
- Phonetic
- ash-ay-raw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
happy; asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
- BDB Definition
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Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"
1. a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
a. the goddess, goddesses
b. her images
c. sacred trees or poles set up near an altar
- Origin
- From H833
- Bible Usage
- grove. Compare H6253 .