Strong's Number H842
Transliteration:
'asherah{ash-ay-raw'}or 'asheyrah{ash-ay-raw'}
Word Origin:
from 833
TWOT:
183h
Part of Speech:
proper name feminine
Usage in the KJV:
grove 40
Total: 40
Total: 40
Definition:
Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"
- a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
- the goddess, goddesses
- her images
- sacred trees or poles set up near an altar
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