עַשְׁתָּרֹת
Transliteration
ʿaštārōṯ
Pronunciation
ash-taw-roth'
Part of Speech
proper feminine noun with reference to deity, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pl. of עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (H6251)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1718b

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: עשתרת (Gesenius) עשתרות (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ʻAshtârôwth, ash-taw-roth'; or עַשְׁתָּרֹת ʻAshtârôth; plural of H6251; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan:—Asharoth, Astaroth. See also H1045, H6253, H6255.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H6252 in the following manner: Ashtaroth (11x), Astaroth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H6252 in the following manner: Ashtaroth (11x), Astaroth (1x).

  1. Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"

    proper feminine noun with reference to deity

    1. false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult

      proper locative noun

    2. a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh

      1. same as H6255

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ʻAshtârôwth, ash-taw-roth'; or עַשְׁתָּרֹת ʻAshtârôth; plural of H6251; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan:—Asharoth, Astaroth. See also H1045, H6253, H6255.
STRONGS H6252: Abbreviations
† III. עַשְׁתָּרוֺת proper name, of a location Ασταρωθ, etc., east of Jordan (name from worship of different forms of `Aštart; in Egyptian ‘astiratu, as east Jordan located WMMAs. u. Eur. 162, 313; compare Tel Amarna proper name, of a location Aštarti); — in Bashan (near Edrei) Deuteronomy 1:4 (רֹת-), Joshua 12:4; Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:31 (all + אֶדְרֶ֑עִי), [H1203 Joshua 9:10]; 1 Chronicles 6:56 [1 Chronicles 6:71] = בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (i.e. בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרָה) Joshua 21:27; also עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם [H6255 Genesis 14:5] ( Ασταρωθ Καρναιν, compare GFMJBL xvi (1897), 155 f. who explains name as Ashtereth of the two-peaked mountain); compare further, קַרְנַיִם [H7161 Amos 6:13]; — site probably either Tel ‘Aštara, 21 miles east of Sea of Galilee, or Muzeirib, 8 miles further south; possibly both occur in OT; compare especially DrAshtaroth in HastDB DiGenesis 14:5), BuhlGeorg. 248 ff. GASmEncy. Bib. 335 f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

1:4

Joshua

12:4; 13:12; 13:31; 21:27

1 Chronicles

6:71