Strong's Number H6253

Strong's Number:

H6253

Proper Name:

עַשְׁתֹּרֶת

Transliteration:

`Ashtoreth

Pronunciation:

ash-to'reth

Part of Speech:

Proper Name Feminine

Strong's Definition:

probably for H6251; Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase):--Ashtoreth.

IPD Definition:

Ashtoreth = "star"

the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility
1. also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans

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