Asherah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Asherah is a noun meaning (religion, historical) A wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.
Meaning
(religion, historical) A wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.
Example Sentences
H. Saggs maintains that during this time, asherahs were 'regarded by the worshippers as part of the cult of Yahweh, not of a separate deity Baal'.
Word Forms
- asherahs
- asherim
- asherot
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assur, allat, goddesse.
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