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View Name: Ashtoreth


ASHTORETH
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: עַשְׁתֹרֶת (Ancient Hebrew)
Meaning & History
From עַשְׁתֹרֶת ('Ashtoret), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility. Her name is cognate to that of the Babylonian goddess ISHTAR.
Related Names
VARIANTS: 'Ashtoret, Astarte, Ishtar (Near Eastern Mythology)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Astarte, Esther (Biblical Greek), 'Ashtoret, 'Ester (Biblical Hebrew), Esther, Hester (Biblical Latin), Ester (Czech), Ester (Danish), Esther (Dutch), Esther, Hester, Hettie (English), Ester, Esteri (Finnish), Esther (French), Eszter, Eszti (Hungarian), Estee, Esther (Jewish), Estera (Lithuanian), Ester (Norwegian), Estera (Polish), Ester (Portuguese), Esfir, Yesfir (Russian), Estera (Slovak), Ester, Esther (Spanish), Ester (Swedish)



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