{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H842",
  "lemma": "אֲשֵׁרָה",
  "transliteration": "ʼăshêrâh",
  "definition": "Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same",
  "kjv": "grove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).",
  "occurrences": 40,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H833",
      "lemma": "אָשַׁר",
      "transliteration": "ʼâshar",
      "meaning": "to be straight",
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    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "אֲשֵׁרָה, אֲשֵׁירָה n.pr.f. Ashera"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 34:13",
      "text": "but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherah poles;",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/34?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 7:5",
      "text": "But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, cut down their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/7?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 12:3",
      "text": "You shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, and burn their Asherah poles with fire. You shall cut…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/12?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 16:21",
      "text": "You shall not plant for yourselves an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the LORD your God’s altar, which you shall…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/16?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 3:7",
      "text": "The children of Israel did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baals…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/3?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 6:25",
      "text": "That same night, the LORD said to him, “Take your father’s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/6?v=25"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 6:26",
      "text": "Then build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/6?v=26"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 6:28",
      "text": "When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/6?v=28"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 6:30",
      "text": "Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/6?v=30"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 14:15",
      "text": "For the LORD will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/14?v=15"
    }
  ],
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