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bᵊʿeštᵊrā בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה ‘Beeshterah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿaštārōt עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ‘young’ ( as singular of ʿaštārōt עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ‘Ashtaroth’) with prepositional prefix
Roots: עשׁתרה עשׁתרות עשׁתרות

bᵊʿeštᵊrā pr n loc
Beeshterah = "with increase"
1) a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth'

Mentioned in Joshua 21:27

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