Asherah

[ uh-sheer-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural A·she·rim [uh, -, sheer, -im], A·she·rahs

an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
any of various upright wooden objects serving as a sacred symbol of Asherah.

It had been besieged for two months by Ebed-Asherah, who had vainly attempted to corrupt the loyalty of the governor of Gebal.

Ebed-Asherah goes on to beg the king to come himself, and see with his own eyes how faithful a governor he really was.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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