Ashtoreth

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A form of Astarte — A Semitic goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war, cognate in name, origin and function with the goddess Phoenician 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAštart) of Phoenicia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Astarte.

Origin

  1. Hebrewעַשְׁתֹּרֶת
  2. EnglishAshtoreth

Borrowed from Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (‘aštōreṯ), a qere perpetuum of the second syllable of עַשְׁתָּרְת (‘aštārṯ, “Astarte”) through the insertion of the vowels from בֹּשֶׁת (bōšeṯ, “abomination”).

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