Ashtoreth

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (‘aštōreṯ), a qere perpetuum of the second syllable of עַשְׁתָּרְת (‘aštārṯ, Astarte) through the insertion of the vowels from בֹּשֶׁת (bōše, abomination).

Proper noun

Ashtoreth

  1. Alternative form of Astarte

References

  • Ashtoreth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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