asherah

/ˈæʃəɹə/

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲשֵׁרָה ('asherá).

name

  1. A mother goddess in ancient Semitic religion, consort of the supreme god El.“Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.”

noun

  1. A wooden pole or tree set up to represent the goddess Asherah.“H. Saggs maintains that during this time, asherahs were 'regarded by the worshippers as part of the cult of Yahweh, not of a separate deity Baal'.”