הָ/אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה
𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄
Asherah
of the Asherah
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 Kings 21:7 · Word #4
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 | of the Asherah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H842-08
the Asherah-pole
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun with prefixed definite article (הָ); proper/cultic name functioning as a common noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form includes the definite article and a feminine singular noun, referring to the specific cultic object known as an Asherah. "Asherah-pole" preserves the established lexical sense of a wooden sacred pole associated with the goddess, while reflecting its concrete cultic identity. |
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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 |