ʿaštōret עַשְׁתֹּ֫רֶת ‘Ashtoreth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: probably for ʿaštārōt עַשְׁתָּרוֹת ‘young’
Roots: עשׁתרה

ʿaštōret pr n f title
Ashtoreth = "star"
1) the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility
 1a) also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans