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אֲשֵׁרָה — STEP Hebrew Lexicon | Berean Institutes

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אֲשֵׁרָה

STEP Hebrew Lexicon: אֲשֵׁרָה

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TBESH

אֲשֵׁרָה

a.she.rah

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Asherah

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

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

her images

sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

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Strong’s H842
Brown–Driver–Briggs: אֲשֵׁרָה

STEP Hebrew Lexicon — CC-BY-4.0

STEPBible TBESH (Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Hebrew), CC BY 4.0, Tyndale House. Brief definitions edited from Online Bible's Abridged BDB; permission should be gained from Online Bible before commercial redistribution.

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