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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 4 times in 4 verses in 'Jos' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:10 - And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - And the coast of Og king of Bashan, who was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants. For these did Moses smite, and cast them out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:31 - And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining to the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
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