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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #06251 - עַשְׁתֶּרֶת
Transliteration
ʻashtᵉrâh
Phonetics
ash-ter-aw'
Root Word (Etymology)
probably from (H6238)
Parts of Speech
Noun Feminine
TWOT
1718a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) ewe, flock, increase, young
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (4)
Deuteronomy
4
NAS (4)
Deuteronomy
4
HCS (4)
Deuteronomy
4
BSB (5)
Deuteronomy
4
2 Chronicles
1
ESV (4)
Deuteronomy
4
WEB (4)
Deuteronomy
4
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת] noun plural feminine only construct in phrase עַשְׁתְּר(וֺ)ת צאֶֹ נ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4,18,51 (all "" שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ) usually interpreted either as
a. = ewes (Thes) or as
b. = young (compare veneres gregis; in either case with reference to ±Aštart as goddess of fecundity; RS Semitic i. 292,457f., 2nd ed. 310,476f., adopting b, thinks one type of ±Ašt in Canaan had form of sheep, so Dr Deuteronomy 7:13); compare also as name of land fertilized by dew and rain We Skizzen iii. 170.
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List of Word Forms
וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת וּבָעִתִּ֣ים ובעתים ועשתרות ועשתרת ū·ḇā·‘it·tîm ūḇā‘ittîm uvaitTim veashteRot wə‘aštərōṯ wə‘aštərōwṯ wə·‘aš·tə·rō·wṯ wə·‘aš·tə·rōṯ