Ashtoreth
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (‘aštōreṯ), a qere perpetuum of the second syllable of עַשְׁתָּרְת (‘aštārṯ, “Astarte”) through the insertion of the vowels from בֹּשֶׁת (bōšeṯ, “abomination”).
Proper noun
Ashtoreth
- Alternative form of Astarte
References
Ashtoreth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913