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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H842 - Grove

Strong's No.:H842

Hebrew:אֲשֵׁרָה

Transliteration:ʼăshêrâh

Phonetic:ash-ay-raw'

Word Origin:From H833

Bible Usage:grove. Compare H6253 .

Part of Speech:Proper Name Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

happy; asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"

1. a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images

a. the goddess, goddesses

b. her images

c. sacred trees or poles set up near an altar


Bible References:
Grove

Translation
Occurrences:
grove ( 16 )
groves ( 24 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.