`Ashtoreth <06253>
trtve `Ashtoreth
| Pronunciation | : | ash-to'reth |
| Origin | : | probably for 06251 |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 1718 |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr f (noun proper feminime) |
| In Hebrew | : | trtsel 2, trtse 1 |
| In NET | : | Astarte 3 |
| In AV | : | Ashtoreth 3 |
| Count | : | 3 |
| Definition | : |
Ashtoreth = "star"
1) the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war
and fertility
1a) also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans
probably for 6251; Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase): KJV -- Ashtoreth. see HEBREW for 06251 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Ashtoreth (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV) Astarte (NET, NRSV) |
