Ashtoreth
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ashtoreth
- Alternative form of Astarte
References
[edit]- “Ashtoreth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.