The meaning of “עַשְׁתָּרוֹת”
Understanding ʻAshtârôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עַשְׁתָּרֹת ʻAshtârôth (ash-taw-roth'); plural of עַשְׁתְּרָה Asharoth, Astaroth. See also בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת, עַשְׁת...
עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
or עַשְׁתָּרֹת ʻAshtârôth (ash-taw-roth'); plural of עַשְׁתְּרָה Asharoth, Astaroth. See also בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת, עַשְׁתֹּרֶת, עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם. - § Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star" - Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan n pr f deity 1) false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult n pr loc 2) a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh 2a) same as עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 1:4 | “After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:” Word: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) | |
| Joshua 13:12 | “All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.” Word: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) | |
| Judges 10:6 | “And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him.” Word: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) | |
| 1 Samuel 12:10 | “And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.” Word: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:71 | “Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:” Word: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) |