וְ/הָ/אֲשֵׁרִ֖ים
𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
Asherah
and-the-Asherim
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.
Isaiah 17:8 · Word #12
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 HC/Td/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-the-Asherim |
SIBI-P1 Translation H842-16
and the Asherah-poles
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + definite article הָ + masculine plural noun אֲשֵׁרִים; common noun used for cultic objects; definite plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The plural noun אֲשֵׁרִים refers to the cultic wooden poles associated with Asherah. Rendering it as "Asherah-poles" preserves the specific cultic identity of the objects while reflecting the masculine plural form with the definite article and prefixed conjunction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and the Asherah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Asherah-pole |
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