HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6252
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
ash.ta.rot — Ashtaroth
§ Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star" false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
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Ashtaroth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1203
בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה
be.esh.te.rah — Beeshterah
Beeshterah = "with increase" a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth' Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6254
עַשְׁתְּרָתִי
ash.te.ra.ti — Ashterathite
Group of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252) § Ashterathite, of Astaroth "star" an inhabitant of the city of Ashtaroth
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בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
bet ash.ta.rot — Beth-ashtaroth
Beth-ashtaroth = "house of Ashtaroth" a Philistine temple
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A city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1 Chr. 6:71). Uzzia, one of David’s valiant men (1 Chr. 11:44), is named as of this city. It is identified with Tell Ashterah, in the Hauran, and is noticed on monuments B.C. 1700-1500. The name Beesh-terah (Josh. 21:27) is a contraction for Beth-eshterah, i.e., “the house of Ashtaroth.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.