אשרה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־שׁ־ר (ʾ-sh-r)

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

Noun

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

  1. a visa, a permit

Etymology 2

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚 (ảṯrt)

Proper noun

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

  1. the goddess Asherah
    • Tanach, 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,
    • Tanach, 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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