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Lexicon :: Strong's H6252 - ʿaštārōṯ

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עַשְׁתָּרֹת
Transliteration
ʿaštārōṯ
Pronunciation
ash-taw-roth'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun with reference to deity, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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] (Greek Version of the LXX 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H6252

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6252 matches the Hebrew עַשְׁתָּרֹת (ʿaštārōṯ),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:4 - μετὰ τὸ πατάξαι Σηων βασιλέα Αμορραίων τὸν κατοικήσαντα ἐν Εσεβων καὶ Ωγ βασιλέα τῆς Βασαν τὸν κατοικήσαντα ἐν Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐν Εδραϊν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - καὶ ὅσα ἐποίησεν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν τῶν Αμορραίων οἳ ἦσαν πέραν τοῦ Ιορδάνου τῷ Σηων βασιλεῖ Εσεβων καὶ τῷ Ωγ βασιλεῖ τῆς Βασαν ὃς κατῴκει ἐν Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐν Εδραϊν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - καὶ Ωγ βασιλεὺς Βασαν ὑπελείφθη ἐκ τῶν γιγάντων ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐν Εδραϊν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - πᾶσαν τὴν βασιλείαν Ωγ ἐν τῇ Βασανίτιδι ὃς ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐν Εδραϊν οὗτος κατελείφθη ἀπὸ τῶν γιγάντων καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν Μωυσῆς καὶ ἐξωλέθρευσεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31 - καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ τῆς Γαλααδ καὶ ἐν Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐν Εδραϊν πόλεις βασιλείας Ωγ ἐν Βασανίτιδι καὶ ἐδόθησαν τοῖς υἱοῖς Μαχιρ υἱοῦ Μανασση καὶ τοῖς ἡμίσεσιν υἱοῖς Μαχιρ υἱοῦ Μανασση κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐλάτρευσαν τῇ Βααλ καὶ ταῖς Ἀστάρταις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6 - καὶ προσέθεντο οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἔναντι κυρίου καὶ ἐλάτρευσαν ταῖς Βααλιμ καὶ ταῖς Ασταρωθ καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Σιδῶνος καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς Μωαβ καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς υἱῶν Αμμων καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον τὸν κύριον καὶ οὐκ ἐδούλευσαν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ πρὸς πάντα οἶκον Ισραηλ λέγων εἰ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν ὑμεῖς ἐπιστρέφετε πρὸς κύριον περιέλετε τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς ἀλλοτρίους ἐκ μέσου ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ ἄλση καὶ ἑτοιμάσατε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν πρὸς κύριον καὶ δουλεύσατε αὐτῷ μόνῳ καὶ ἐξελεῖται ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἀλλοφύλων

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - καὶ περιεῖλον οἱ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ τὰς Βααλιμ καὶ τὰ ἄλση Ασταρωθ καὶ ἐδούλευσαν κυρίῳ μόνῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς κύριον καὶ ἔλεγον ἡμάρτομεν ὅτι ἐγκατελίπομεν τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐδουλεύσαμεν τοῖς Βααλιμ καὶ τοῖς ἄλσεσιν καὶ νῦν ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν καὶ δουλεύσομέν σοι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - καὶ ἀνέθηκαν τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ Ἀσταρτεῖον καὶ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ κατέπηξαν ἐν τῷ τείχει Βαιθσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:71

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - (LXX 6:56)τοῖς υἱοῖς Γεδσων ἀπὸ πατριῶν ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασση τὴν Γωλαν ἐκ τῆς Βασαν καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς καὶ τὴν Ασηρωθ καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς
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