Original: אֲשֵׁרָה

Transliteration: ʼăshêrâh

Phonetic: ash-ay-raw'

Short Definition: Grove

Original: אשׁירה אשׁרה

Transliteration: 'ăshêrâh 'ăshêyrâh

Phonetic: ash-ay-raw'

BDB Definition:

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

1. a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images
   1. the goddess, goddesses
   2. her images
   3. sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

Origin: from H833

TWOT entry: 183h

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine

Cognate: H833, H835, H836, H837, H838, H839, H8391, H843