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Asherah

אֲשֵׁרָהStrong’s H0842

asherah (a-she-rah)

Appears in 40 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Asherah is the Hebrew word usually translated “asherah poles”, “asherah pole” and “asherah poles their”. It appears in 40 verses of the Old Testament.

“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”
Exodus 34:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)"
How it's translated
  • the asherah poles 9
  • the asherah pole 6
  • and asherah poles their 3
  • an asherah pole 3
  • and the asherah poles 3
  • and asherah poles 2
  • asherah pole 2
  • asherah 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 11
  • 2 Chronicles 11
  • Judges 5
  • 1 Kings 5
  • Deuteronomy 3
  • Isaiah 2

9 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

אֲשֵׁרָה asherah · Asherah

§ Ashera(h) = "groves (for idol worship)" a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images her images sacred trees or poles set up near an altar

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.