Asherah
Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet
(straight), the name of a Phoenician goddess, or rather of the idol itself (Authorized Version "grove"). Asherah is closely connected with ASHTORETH and her worship, (Judges 3:7) comp. Judg 2:3; 6:25; 1Kin 18:19 Ashtoreth being, perhaps, the proper name of the goddess, whilst Asherah is the name of her image or symbol, which was of wood. See (Judges 6:25-30; 2 Kings 23:14)
In other dictionaries
Read “Asherah” in the 7 dictionaries- AsherahEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AshtorethEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AsherahInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- AshtorethInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- AshtorethSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Asherah, Asherah pole, AshtorethTranslation Words
Source of the article
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved