Strong's Number H842

אֲשֵׁרָה

'asherah · ash-ay-raw'

Transliteration:

'asherah{ash-ay-raw'}or 'asheyrah{ash-ay-raw'}

Word Origin:

from 833

TWOT:

183h

Part of Speech:

proper name feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

grove 40

Total: 40
Occurs 40 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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

a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
1. the goddess, goddesses
2. her images
3. sacred trees or poles set up near an altar