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Asherah
noun
Ashe·rah
\əˈshirə\
Definition of Asherah
Asherim
\-rə̇m\ orAsherahs
: a sacred wooden post, pole, or pillar that stood near the altar in various Canaanite high places and that symbolized the goddess Asherah
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Origin and Etymology of asherah
Hebrew ăshērāh
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