2. Asherah (goddess) — The Canaanite goddess Asherah, consort of El/Baal, as an object of illicit worship in Israel; references where the name denotes the deity herself rather than (or as metonymy for) her cult object. 8×
AR["أَشِيرَةً","الأَشِيرَةَ","لِ-أَشِيرَةَ","لِلأَشِيرَةِ","لِلْأَشِيرَةِ","وَلِلأَشِيرَةِ"]·ben["-আশেরার-জন্য","আশেরা","আশেরা-মূর্তি","আশেরাকে","আশেরার-জন্য","এবং-আশেরার-জন্য"]·DE["Aschera","Asherah","ein-Asherah","fuer-der-Asherah","und-fuer-der-Asherah"]·EN["Asherah","an-Asherah","and-for-the-Asherah","for-the-Asherah","to-Asherah"]·FR["Aschéra","Asherah","Ashéra","et-pour-le-Aschéra","pour-le-Aschéra","un-Aschéra"]·heb["אשרה","ו-ל-אשרה","ל-אשרה"]·HI["अशेरा","अशेरा-के-लिए","अशेराह","के-अशेरा","ल-ह-अशेराह","वे-ल-ह-अशेराह"]·ID["Asyera","dan-untuk-Asyera","tiang-Asyera","untuk-Asyera"]·IT["Asera","Asherah","e-per-il-Asherah","per-il-Asherah","un-Asherah"]·jav["Asyèra","asyerah","kadosdene","kangge-Asyèra","kangge-Asyérah","kanggé-Asyéra","lan-kangge-Asyèra","tiang-Asyera"]·KO["그리고-그-아세라를-위하여","아세라-에게","아세라를","아세라를-위하여","에게-그-아세라"]·PT["Ashera","Asherah","e-para-a-Asherah","para-'Asherah","para-Asherah","para-a-Asherah","poste-sagrado"]·RU["Ашеру","ашеру","для-Ашеры","для-ашеры","и-для-Ашеры"]·ES["Asera","para-Asherah","para-la-Asera","y-para-la-Asera"]·SW["Ashera","kwa-Ashera","na-kwa-Ashera"]·TR["-Aşera-için","Aşera","Aşera'yı","Aşera-için","Aşerah'a","ve-Aşera'nın"]·urd["اشیرہ","اور-کے-لیے-اشیرہ","کے-لیے-اشیرہ","یسیرت","یسیرت-کے-لیے","یسیرہ"]
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Senses
1. Asherah pole / sacred tree — A wooden cult object (pole, stylized tree, or carved image) erected at high places and beside altars in honor of the goddess Asherah; the physical artifact that kings of Judah and Israel set up or destroyed. Includes singular and plural forms (אֲשֵׁרִים / אֲשֵׁרוֹת) with all grammatical inflections. 32×
AR["ال-أشيرَةِ","الأَشِيرَاتِ","الأَشِيرَةَ","الأَشِيرِيمَ","السَواري","الْأَشيرَةَ","الْأَشيرَةِ","الْأَشِيرَاتِ","الْأَشِيرَةَ","الْأَشِيرَةِ","وَ-أَشِيرَاتٍ","وَ-الْأَشِيرَاتِ","وَأَشِيرَاتٍ","وَأَشْجَارَهُمْ","ٱلْأَشِيرَةُ"]·ben["-আশেরা-খুঁটি","-আশেরাদের","আশেরা-মূর্তি","আশেরা-মূর্তিগুলি","আশেরাকে","আশেরাগুলো","আশেরার","আশেরার-মূর্তিগুলি","আশেরীমগুলি","এবং-আশেরা-মূর্তি","এবং-আশেরা-মূর্তিগুলি","এবং-তাদের-আশেরা-মূর্তিগুলি","ও-আশেরা-খুঁটি","সেই-আশেরা-মূর্তি","সেই-আশেরা-মূর্তির"]·DE["Aschera","der-Aschera","der-Asherah","und-Aschera","und-Asherim","und-ihr-Asherim"]·EN["and-Asherim","and-the-Asherim","and-their-Asherim","the-Asherah","the-Asherim"]·FR["et-Asherim","et-les-Ashéras","et-leur-Asherim","le-Aschéra","le-Asherah","les-Ashéras"]·heb["ה-אשרה","ה-אשרים","ו-אשיריהם","ו-אשרים","ו-ה-אשרים"]·HI["अशेरा-की","अशेरा-को","अशेराह","अशेराह-ה","अशेराहों","अशेरीमों","अशेरों","और-अशेराएँ","और-अशेराहों","और-अशेरिम","और-उनके-अशेरों","की-अशेरों","के-अशेरों","ह-अशेरा-का","ह-अशेराह-को","हाअशेराह"]·ID["Asyera","dan-tiang-tiang-Asyera","dan-tiang-tiang-Asyera-mereka","tiang-Asyera","tiang-tiang-Asyera"]·IT["e-Asherim","e-le-Asere","e-loro-Asherim","il-Ascera","il-Asherah","le-Asere"]·jav["Asyèra","Asyéra","Asyéra-réca","Asyérah","asyèra","asyéra","ingkang","lan-Asyéra-réca","lan-Asyérah","lan-tiang-Asyera","lan-tiang-asyérah-ipun","para-Asyera","tiang-Asyera"]·KO["그-아세라","그-아세라들을","그-아세라를","그-아세라의","그리고-그-아세라들","그리고-그-아세라들을","그리고-그들의-아세라들을","그리고-아세라를","아세라가","아세라들을","아세라를","아세라의"]·PT["a-'Asherah","a-'asherah","a-Asherah","e-'Asherot","e-os-Asherim","e-postes-sagrados","e-seus-postes-sagrados","o-poste-sagrado","os-Asherim","os-postes-de-Asserá"]·RU["Ашеру","Ашеры","а-ашеры","ашера","ашерам","ашерим","ашеру","ашеры","и-ашер","и-ашерим","и-ашеры","и-ашеры-их"]·ES["la-Asera","la-Asherah","las-Asherot","las-aseras","las-asherot","y-Aseras","y-las-asherot","y-sus-aseras"]·SW["Ashera","haasheriym","na-Ashera","na-maashera-yao","na-nguzo-za-Ashera","nguzo-za-Ashera","whaasheriym","ya-Ashera"]·TR["-","Aşera'lara","Aşera'nın","Aşera'yı","Aşera-direklerini","Aşera-o","Aşera-putunu","Aşeralar","Aşeraları","Aşerim'leri","ve-Aşera-direkleri","ve-Aşera-direklerinden","ve-Aşera-direklerini","ve-Aşera-putları","ve-yık"]·urd["اشیرہ","اشیرہ-کا","اور-ان-کے-یسیرہ","اور-یسیرت","اور-یسیرت-ستون","اور-یسیرتیں","ہ-اشیرہ","ہ-اشیرہ-کے","یسیرت","یسیرت-کی","یسیرت-کے-ٹنڈوں-کو","یسیرت-کے-ٹنڈے","یسیرتوں"]
Exod 34:13, Deut 7:5, Deut 12:3, Judg 3:7, Judg 6:25, Judg 6:26, Judg 6:28, Judg 6:30, 1 Kgs 14:15, 1 Kgs 14:23, 1 Kgs 16:33, 1 Kgs 18:19 (+20 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲשֵׁרָה, אֲשֵׁירָה 2 K 17:16 n.pr.f. Ashera (Assyrian n.pr.f. Aš-ra-tu, c. sign for deity, in Canaanitish n.pr. Abad-Ašratum, servant of A. SchrZA 1888, 363, cf. Wkl & AbelThontafelfund v. El Amarna ii. No. 77, 1. 9, & SayceRP2. ii. 67, iii. 71; on deriv. cf. Assyrian aširat, adj. fem. gracious, COTGloss) see now also GFMEB Asherah Dr Dt 16:21 AllenDB Asherah, all doubtful as to Can. goddess…