How to Pronounce Ashtoreth
ASH-toh-reth
Ashtoreth is pronounced ASH-toh-reth (ˈæʃtərɛθ): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: ASH-tuh-reth.
Who was Ashtoreth?
The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun-god, their chief male deity (Judg. 10:6; 1 Sam. 7:4; 12:10). These names often occur in the plural (Ashtaroth, Baalim), probably as indicating either different statues or different modifications of the deities. This deity is spoken of as Ashtoreth of the Zidonians. She was the Ishtar of the Accadians and the Astarte of the Greeks (Jer. 44:17; 1 Kings 11:5, 33; 2 Kings 23:13). There was a temple of this goddess among the Philistines in the time of Saul (1 Sam. 31:10).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
Found in Scripture
Other names from 1 Kings
Hear the Book of 1 Kings read aloud
The full book, narrated over an ambient score. Free on your platform.