Asherah

[ uh-sheer-uh ]

noun

, plural A·she·rim [uh, -, sheer, -im], A·she·rahs

1. an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
2. any of various upright wooden objects serving as a sacred symbol of Asherah.

Example Sentences

It had been besieged for two months by Ebed-Asherah, who had vainly attempted to corrupt the loyalty of the governor of Gebal.

From Project Gutenberg

Ebed-Asherah goes on to beg the king to come himself, and see with his own eyes how faithful a governor he really was.

From Project Gutenberg