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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H6253 - Ashtoreth

Strong's No.:H6253

Hebrew:עַשְׁתֹּרֶת

Transliteration:ʻAshtôreth

Phonetic:ash-to'reth

Word Origin:Probably for H6251

Bible Usage:Ashtoreth.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

{Ashtoreth} the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Ashtoreth = "star"

1. the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility

a. also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans


Bible References:
Ashtoreth

Translation
Occurrences:
Ashtoreth ( 3 )

 

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