Ashtoreth
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Astarte. alt-of, alternative
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 (bōšeṯ, “abomination”).