Ashtaroth

"Ashtaroth-karnaim," especially when it retains the word Ashtaroth elsewhere, is not easy to say, unless it should have some relation to boughs; as a place thick and shady with boughs.

From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979

It blasphemes against Astarte, twisting Her name to Ashtaroth as a pun on the Hebrew word for "whore".

Duncan Does Deus Hal Duncan 2006

It blasphemes against Astarte, twisting Her name to Ashtaroth as a pun on the Hebrew word for "whore".

Wisdom, Justice And Mercy Hal Duncan 2006

394 In this classical land of Venus the worship of Ishtar – Ashtaroth is by no means obsolete.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

As to Ashtaroth-karnaim, there is little doubt but that was in the kingdom of Bashan; the larger region being called Ashtaroth, Karnaim is added in a distinguishing limited sense: Deuteronomy 1: 4, "Og, the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei."

From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979

-- These lines were suggested by a passage in an unpublished drama by my friend, the author of "Ashtaroth" {A.L. Gordon} --

The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens Henry Kendall 1860

If in "Ashtaroth" and "Bellona" we recognise the swing of a familiar metre, in such poems as "The Sick Stockrider" we perceive the genuine poetic instinct united to a very clear perception of the loveliness of duty and of labour.

Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon Adam Lindsay Gordon 1851

Man, a gigantic child, must play with Babylon and Ninevah, with Isis and with Ashtaroth.

Movie Review: Drag Me to Hell 2009

Man, a gigantic child, must play with Babylon and Ninevah, with Isis and with Ashtaroth.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

Anathoth is the plural of the name Anath, just as Ashtaroth (compare Deut 1: 4) is the plural of the divine name Ashtar (Astarte).

Anath: Bible. 2009