הָ/אֲשֵׁרִ֣ים
𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
Asherah
Asherahs
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 33:19 · Word #13
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 | Asherahs |
SIBI-P1 Translation H842-09
the Asherah-poles
| Morphological Notes | Definite article הָ + masculine plural noun אֲשֵׁרִים; common noun referring to cultic objects. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is the definite plural of אֲשֵׁרָה, referring to multiple cultic wooden objects associated with Asherah. "Asherah-poles" preserves the specific cultic identity of the noun while reflecting its concrete, physical sense in the plural with the definite article. |
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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 |