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Lexicon :: Strong's H6251 - ʿaštārôṯ

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עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
Transliteration
ʿaštārôṯ
Pronunciation
ash-ter-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from עָשַׁר (H6238)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1718a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: עשתרת (Gesenius) עשתרה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

עַשְׁתְּרָה ʻashtᵉrâh, ash-ter-aw'; probably from H6238; increase:—flock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H6251 in the following manner: flock (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H6251 in the following manner: flock (4x).

  1. ewe, flock, increase, young

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַשְׁתְּרָה ʻashtᵉrâh, ash-ter-aw'; probably from H6238; increase:—flock.
STRONGS H6251: Abbreviations
† II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת] noun plural feminine only construct in phrase עַשְׁתְּר(וֺ)ת צאֶֹ נ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4, 18, 51 (all || שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ) usually interpreted either as a. = ewes (Thes) or as b. = young (compare veneres gregis; in either case with reference to ‘Aštart as goddess of fecundity; RSSemitic i. 292, 457 f., 2nd ed. 310, 476 f., adopting b, thinks one type of ‘Ašt in Canaan had form of sheep, so DrDeuteronomy 7:13); compare also bdb080001 as name of land fertilized by dew and rain WeSkizzen iii. 170.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

7:13; 7:13; 28:4; 28:18; 28:51

H6251

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6251 matches the Hebrew עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʿaštārôṯ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:13 - He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and olive oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:4 - The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:51

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51 - They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or olive oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.
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