אשרה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| א־שׁ־ר (ʾ-š-r) |
From אישר (“to authorize, confirm, permit”).
Noun[edit]
אַשְׁרָה • ('ashrá) f (plural indefinite אַשְׁרוֹת, singular construct אַשְׁרַת־)
Related terms[edit]
- אַשְׁרַת כְּנִיסָה ('ashrát k'nisá)
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ảṯrt)
Proper noun[edit]
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 מַצֵּבֹות 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[edit]
- In the Bible, usually the wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah.