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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 - وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ هَزِيمَةِ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي حَشْبُونَ، وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ السَّاكِنِ فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ فِي إِذْرَعِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - وَبِكُلِّ مَا صَنَعَهُ بِمَلِكَيِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ: سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ وَعُوجَ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، الَّذِي فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ الْمُقِيمَيْنِ فِي شَرْقِيِّ الأُرْدُنِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - أَمَّا حُدُودُ مَمْلَكَةِ عُوجٍ مَلِكِ بَاشَانَ، آخِرِ بَقِيَّةِ الرَّفَائِيِّينَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ وَفِي إِذْرَعِي،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - وَكُلِّ مَمْلَكَةِ عُوجٍ فِي بَاشَانَ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِي عَشْتَارُوثَ وَفِي إِذْرَعِي، وَهُوَ آخِرُ مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الرَّفَائِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هَاجَمَهُمْ مُوسَى وَطَرَدَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31 - وَنِصْفَ جِلْعَادَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ وَإِذْرَعِي وَهِيَ مُدُنُ عُوجٍ الْمَلَكِيَّةُ فِي بَاشَانَ. وَقَد وُهِبَتْ هَذِهِ لِنِصْفِ ذُرِّيَّةِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى بِحَسَبِ عَشَائِرِهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - تَرَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6 - وَعَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَرْتَكِبُونَ الإِثْمَ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ، وَعَبَدُوا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَعَشْتَارُوثَ وَآلِهَةَ أَرَامَ وَآلِهَةَ صِيدُونَ وَآلِهَةَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَآلِهَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَتَرَكُوا الرَّبَّ وَلَمْ يَعْبُدُوهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِكُلِّ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ حَقّاً قَدْ تُبْتُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ قُلُوبِكُمْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ، فَانْزِعُوا الآلِهَةَ الْغَرِيبَةَ وَأَصْنَامَ الْعَشْتَارُوثِ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمْ، وَهَيِّئُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ لِلرَّبِّ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَحْدَهُ، فَيُنْقِذَكُمْ مَنْ قَبْضَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - فَتَخَلَّصَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْبَعْلِيمِ وَأَصْنامِ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَعَبَدُوا الرَّبَّ وَحْدَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - فَاسْتَغَاثُوا بِالرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: أَخْطَأْنَا إِذْ تَرَكْنَا الرَّبَّ وَعَبَدْنَا الْبَعْلِيمَ وَالْعَشْتَارُوثَ. فَالآنَ أَنْقِذْنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِنَا فَنُخْلِصَ لَكَ الْعِبَادَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:10 - وَوَضَعُوا سِلاحَهُ فِي مَعْبَدِ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَسَمَّرُوا جَسَدَهُ عَلَى سُورِ بَيْتِ شَانَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:71

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - وَأَعْطَوْا لِعَشِيرَةِ الْجَرْشُومِيِّينَ مِنْ مُدُنِ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى الْمُسْتَوْطِنِينَ فيِ بَاشَانَ، جُولانَ وَمَرَاعِيهَا وَعَشْتَارُوتَ وَمَرَاعِيهَا.
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