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Means "the name, portion, or lot" depending on context. Possibly from the Semitic šmt 'charge, duty, function'. Also known as Ashim-Yahu, Ashima-Yaho, and Ashim-Beth-El

She was an ancient West Semitic goddess, related to the Akkadian goddess Shimti, and a cognate of Manat. In the Middle East she was one of several local deities protecting cities in Samaria, as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.