noun
Origin: Heb ashtoret; akin to Phoen ʿshtrt, Akkadian Ishtar, also South Ar ʿthtr (the only manifestation of the deity as a male)
See Ashtoreth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. Ash·ta·roth (-rōthˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Hebrew ‘aštōret; see עītr in Semitic roots
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