Quick Definition
Ashtaroth
Biblical Persons & Places
Ashtaroth
Ashtaroth
A location first mentioned at Deu.1.4;
referred to as Ashtaroth (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת), or Beeshterah (NIV= Be Eshterah) (בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה), or Ashterathite (עַשְׁתְּרָתִי).
Ashtaroth
A female deity in the time of the Old Testament
A female deity of Canaanites in the time of the Old Testament, first mentioned at Jdg.2.13, ;
only referred to as Ashtaroth (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת)
Strong's Definition
Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan
Derivation: or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of H6251 (עַשְׁתְּרָה);
KJV Usage: Asharoth, Astaroth. See also H1045 (בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת), H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת), H6255 (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם).
TWOT Reference: 1718b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"
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 H06255
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Ashtaroth or Astaroth = "star"
false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַשְׁתָּרֹת / עַשְׁתָּרוֹת
‛ashtârôth
BDB Definition:
Ashtaroth or Astaroth = star
1) false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to fertility cult (noun proper feminine deity)
2) a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: plural of H6251
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1718b
Total KJV Occurrences: 15