Asherah

noun

Ashe·​rah

əˈshirə

plural Asherim

-rə̇m

or Asherahs

: a sacred wooden post, pole, or pillar that stood near the altar in various Canaanite high places and that symbolized the goddess Asherah

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ăshērāh

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