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asherah

/ˈæʃəɹə/

asherah noun: a wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.

Noun

asherah (plural asherahs or asherim or asherot)

  1. (historical) A 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

Proper noun capitalized: Asherah

Asherah

  1. A mother goddess in ancient Semitic religion, consort of the supreme god El.
    • Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.1973, Old Testament (New International Version), Exodus 34:13
    • Asherah worship continued in many places, though.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 373

Forms of asherah

pluralasherahs
pluralasherim
pluralasherot

Origin of asherah

From Hebrew אֲשֵׁרָה ('asherá).

Questions about asherah

What does asherah mean?
Asherah means a wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.
What part of speech is asherah?
Asherah can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce asherah?
Asherah is pronounced /ˈæʃəɹə/.
What is the plural of asherah?
The plural of asherah is asherahs.

Words near asherah in the dictionary

  1. ashenly
  2. ashenness
  3. ashens
  4. Ashepoo
  5. asher
  6. asherah
  7. asherahs
  8. asheries
  9. asherim
  10. Asherite
  11. Asherites

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