Meanings
asherah1
plural asherahs · plural asherim · plural asherot
- historicallifestyleA wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.
H. Saggs maintains that during this time, asherahs were 'regarded by the worshippers as part of the cult of Yahweh, not of a separate deity Baal'.
2020, Tyson L. Putthoff, Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East, page 127
Asherah2
- lifestyleA mother goddess in ancient Semitic religion, consort of the supreme god El.
Asherah worship continued in many places, though.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 3731 more example
Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.
1973, Old Testament (New International Version), Exodus 34:13
Origin
- Hebrewאֲשֵׁרָה
- EnglishAsherah
From Hebrew אֲשֵׁרָה ('asherá).
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French Ashérah
- AshérahMother Goddess of ancient Semitic religion
Greek Ασερά
- Ασερά (Aserá)Mother Goddess of ancient Semitic religion
Russian Аше́ра
- Аше́ра (Ašéra)Mother Goddess of ancient Semitic religion
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