Ashtoreth

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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”).

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