הָ/אֲשֵׁרוֹת֙
𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕
Asherah
the Asherah poles
A wooden cultic object, typically a sacred pole or tree, associated with ancient Canaanite and Israelite religious practice, often representing or symbolically connected to the goddess Asherah. The term may refer to both the object itself and, by extension, to the deity personified as Asherah. Most frequently, refers to the tree or wooden pole set up near altars or high places as part of local fertility cults. In some contexts, the word may denote the goddess herself as worshipped in the ancient Levant.
2 Chronicles 19:3 · Word #8
Lexicon H842
| Lemma | אֲשֵׁרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Asherah |
| Strong's | H842 |
| Definition | A wooden cultic object, typically a sacred pole or tree, associated with ancient Canaanite and Israelite religious practice, often representing or symbolically connected to the goddess Asherah. The term may refer to both the object itself and, by extension, to the deity personified as Asherah. Most frequently, refers to the tree or wooden pole set up near altars or high places as part of local fertility cults. In some contexts, the word may denote the goddess herself as worshipped in the ancient Levant. |
Morphology HTd/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the Asherah poles |
SIBI-P1 Translation H842-10
the Asherah-poles
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine plural with definite article (ה + אֲשֵׁרוֹת). |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural definite form הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת refers to multiple cultic wooden objects associated with the goddess Asherah. Rendering it as "the Asherah-poles" preserves the definite article and feminine plural morphology while reflecting the established semantic sense of the noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the Asherah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Asherah-pole |
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