Ashtoreth

[ ash-tuh-reth ]
/ ˈæʃ təˌrɛθ /

noun

an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.

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Origin of Ashtoreth

< Hebrew ʿashtōreth < Phoenician ʿashtart. See Astarte
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Ashtoreth
/ (ˈæʃtəˌrɛθ) /

noun Old Testament

an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar
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