6252

ʿaštārōt עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ‘Ashtaroth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: plural of ʿaštārōt עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ‘young’
Roots: עשׁתרה

ʿaštārōt pr n f title + pr n loc
Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"
n pr f deity
1) false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
n pr loc
2) a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh
 2a) same as H06255

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 1:4 Joshua 12:4, 13:12, 13:31, 9:10 Judges 10:6, 2:13 1 Samuel 12:10, 7:3, 7:4, 31:10 1 Chronicles 6:56

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