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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 BoxDeu 1:4 - after H310 he had [fn]defeated H5221 Sihon H5511 the king H4428 of the Amorites, H567 who H834 lived H3427 in Heshbon, H2809 and Og H5747 the king H4428 of Bashan, H1316 who H834 lived H3427 in Ashtaroth H6252 [fn]and Edrei. H154

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - and all H3605 that He did H6213 to the two H8147 kings H4428 of the Amorites H567 who H834 were beyond H5676 the Jordan, H3383 to Sihon H5511 king H4428 of Heshbon H2809 and to Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan H1316 who H834 was at Ashtaroth. H6252

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - and the territory H1366 of Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan, H1316 one of the remnant H3499 of Rephaim, H7497 who lived H3427 at Ashtaroth H6252 and at Edrei, H154

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - all H3605 the kingdom H4468 of Og H5747 in Bashan, H1316 who H834 reigned H4427 in Ashtaroth H6252 and in Edrei H154 (he alone was left H7604 of the remnant H3499 of the Rephaim); H7497 for Moses H4872 struck H5221 them and dispossessed H3423 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31 - also half H2677 of Gilead, H1568 with Ashtaroth H6252 and Edrei, H154 the cities H5892 of the kingdom H4468 of Og H5747 in Bashan, H1316 were for the sons H1121 of Machir H4353 the son H1121 of Manasseh, H4519 for half H2677 of the sons H1121 of Machir H4353 according to their families. H4940

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - So they forsook H5800 the LORD H3068 and served H5647 Baal H1168 and the Ashtaroth. H6252

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6 - Then the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 again H3254 did H6213 evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD, H3068 served H5647 the Baals H1168 and the Ashtaroth, H6252 the gods H430 of Aram, H758 the gods H430 of Sidon, H6721 the gods H430 of Moab, H4124 the gods H430 of the sons H1121 of Ammon, H5983 and the gods H430 of the Philistines; H6430 thus they forsook H5800 the LORD H3068 and did not serve H5647 Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - Then Samuel H8050 spoke H559 to all H3605 the house H1004 of Israel, H3478 saying, H559 “If H518 you return H7725 to the LORD H3068 with all H3605 your heart, H3824 remove H5493 the foreign H5236 gods H430 and the Ashtaroth H6252 from among H8432 you and direct H3559 your hearts H3824 to the LORD H3068 and serve H5647 Him alone; H905 and He will deliver H5337 you from the hand H3027 of the Philistines.” H6430

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - So the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 removed H5493 the Baals H1168 and the Ashtaroth H6252 and served H5647 the LORD H3068 alone. H905

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - “They cried H2199 out to the LORD H3068 and said, H559 ‘We have sinned H2398 because H3588 we have forsaken H5800 the LORD H3068 and have served H5647 the Baals H1168 and the Ashtaroth; H6252 but now H6258 deliver H5337 us from the hands H3027 of our enemies, H340 and we will serve H5647 You.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - They put H7760 his weapons H3627 in the [fn]temple H1004 of Ashtaroth, H6252 and they fastened H8628 his body H1472 to the wall H2346 of Beth-shan. H1052

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - To the sons H1121 of Gershom H1647 were given, from the family H4940 of the half-tribe H2677 H4294 of Manasseh: H4519 Golan H1474 in Bashan H1316 with its pasture H4054 lands H4054 and Ashtaroth H6252 with its pasture H4054 lands; H4054
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