Asherah

American  

[uh-sheer-uh] / əˈʃɪər ə /

noun

plural

Asherim, Asherahs

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.

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Example Sentences

These include the veneration of El, the head of the pantheon and often associated with Yahweh, and of Yahweh’s consort Asherah, the storm god Baal, the fertility goddess Astarte, and many others.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Ms. Martin, along with artist Asherah Weiss, worked with students at West Side on a project they called “PepToc”.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 22, 2022

Her videos feature her and her daughter Asherah, 9, cooking a pound cake and laughing and later playing “The Cup Song” at the kitchen table of their D.C. home.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

Here, then, we have evidently the Asherah, or Ashtaroth-symbol, the female Baal, the life-producer, "the door" whence life issues to the world.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas

Nin-Marki, or Asherah, presided over the Syrian settlements, the part of the city where the foreigners resided being under her protection like the gate which led to “the district of the Amorites” beyond the walls.

From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)