Asherah
[ uh-sheer-uh ]
noun,plural A·she·rim [uh-sheer-im], /əˈʃɪər ɪm/, A·she·rahs for 2.
an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
any of various upright wooden objects serving as a sacred symbol of Asherah.
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How to use Asherah in a sentence
The real form was doubtless an "Asherim," a modified palm-tree, as we have already shown.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas InmanWith soft speech they seduced him into the worship of Asherim.
The Expositor's Bible | F. W. FarrarMicah also prophesies against the "pillars" and "Asherim" (v. 13, 14).
Bible Studies | Joseph M. WheelerAnd if not, where is the appropriateness of the words "When they remember their sons, their altars, and their Asherim?"
Asherim seem to be upright wooden stocks of trees in honour of the Nature-goddess Asheroth.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings | F. W. Farrar
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