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II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת] noun plural feminine only construct in phrase עַשְׁתְּר(וֺ)ת צאֶֹ נ֑ךָ Deut 7:13; Deut 28:4; Deut 28:18; Deut 28:51 (all || שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ) usually interpreted either as
a.
= ewes (Thes) or as
b.
= young
(compare veneres gregis; in either case with reference to ±Aštart
as goddess of fecundity; RSSemitic i. 292, 457 f., 2nd ed. 310, 476
f., adopting b, thinks one type of ±Ašt
in Canaan had form of sheep, so Dr
Deut 7:13
); compare also
[untranscribed source text 4137] as name of land fertilized by dew and rain WeSkizzen iii.
170.