אשרה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| א־שׁ־ר (ʾ-sh-r) |
| 7 terms |
From אישר (“to authorize, confirm, permit”).
Noun
אַשְׁרָה • (ashrá) f (plural indefinite אַשְׁרוֹת, singular construct אַשְׁרַת־)
Related terms
- אַשְׁרַת כְּנִיסָה (ashrát k'nisá)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ảṯrt)
Proper noun
אֲשֵׁרָה • (asherá) f (plural indefinite אֲשֵׁרִים)
- the goddess Asherah
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 16:21, with translation of the New International Version:
- לֹֽא־תִטַּע לְךָ אֲשֵׁרָה כָּל־עֵץ אֵצֶל מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
- Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God,
- Tanach, 2 Kings 17:10, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַיַּצִּבוּ לָהֶם מַצֵּבוֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִים עַל כָּל־גִּבְעָה גְבֹהָה וְתַחַת כָּל־עֵץ רַעֲנָֽן׃
- They set up sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.
Usage notes
- In the Bible, usually the wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah.