אשרה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־שׁ־ר‎

From אישר‎ (“to authorize, confirm, permit”)

Noun

אַשְׁרָה • ('ashrá) f (plural indefinite אַשְׁרוֹת‎, singular construct אַשְׁרַת־‎)

  1. a visa, a permit
  • אַשְׁרַת כְּנִיסָה‎ ('ashrát k'nisá)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ảṯrt)

Proper noun

אֲשֵׁרָה • ('asherá) f (plural indefinite אֲשֵׁרִים‎)

  1. the goddess Asherah
    • Deuteronomy 16:21, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏לֹֽא־תִטַּע לְךָ אֲשֵׁרָה כָּל־עֵץ אֵצֶל מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃‎‎
      Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the LORD your God,
    • 2 Kings 17:10, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏וַיַּצִּבוּ לָהֶם מַצֵּבֹות וַאֲשֵׁרִים עַל כָּל־גִּבְעָה גְבֹהָה וְתַחַת כָּל־עֵץ רַעֲנָֽן׃‎‎
      They set up sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.

Usage notes

  • In the Bible, usually the wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah.
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