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asherim

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A⋅she⋅rah

  [uh-sheer-uh]
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–noun, plural A⋅she⋅rim  [uh-sheer-im] , A⋅she⋅rahs for 2.
1. an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
2. any of various upright wooden objects serving as a sacred symbol of Asherah.
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Asherah 
1863, wooden pillar used as symbol of Canaanite goddess Ashera.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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