6255. Ashteroth Qarnayim
Strong's Lexicon
Ashteroth Qarnayim: Ashteroth of the Two Horns

Original Word: עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: `Ashtroth Qarnayim
Pronunciation: ash-teh-ROHT kar-NAH-yeem
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-ter-oth' kar-nah'-yim)
Definition: Ashteroth of the Two Horns
Meaning: Ashteroth-Karnaim

Word Origin: Derived from עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (Ashtaroth), referring to a Canaanite goddess, and קֶרֶן (qeren), meaning "horn" or "peak."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ashteroth Qarnayim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, related concepts might be found under entries for deities or geographical locations in the Septuagint.

Usage: Ashteroth Qarnayim is a geographical location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name suggests a place associated with the worship of the goddess Ashtaroth, possibly marked by two prominent hills or peaks, symbolized by "horns."

Cultural and Historical Background: Ashteroth Qarnayim was located in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. It was a significant site in the ancient Near East, often associated with the worship of Ashtaroth, a prominent deity in Canaanite religion. The "two horns" may refer to a topographical feature or symbolize power and strength, as horns often do in biblical literature.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Ashtaroth and qeren
Definition
"Ashtaroth of the double horns," a place E. of the Jordan
NASB Translation
Ashteroth-karnaim (1).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ashtoreth Karnaim

From Ashtarowth and the dual of qeren; Ashtaroth of (the) double horns (a symbol of the deity); Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan -- Ashtoreth Karnaim.

see HEBREW Ashtarowth

see HEBREW qeren

Forms and Transliterations
קַרְנַ֔יִם קרנים karNayim qar·na·yim qarnayim
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 14:5
HEB: רְפָאִים֙ בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת קַרְנַ֔יִם וְאֶת־ הַזּוּזִ֖ים
NAS: the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim
KJV: the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims
INT: and defeated the Rephaim Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim Ham

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6255
1 Occurrence


qar·na·yim — 1 Occ.















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