עַשְׁתְּרָה

II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת] noun plural feminine only construct in phrase עַשְׁתְּר(וֺ)ת צאֶֹ נ֑ךָ 5 Mos 7,13; 5 Mos 28,4; 5 Mos 28,18; 5 Mos 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; RS^{Semitic i. 292, 457 f., 2nd ed. 310, 476 f.}, adopting b, thinks one type of ±Ašt in Canaan had form of sheep, so Dr^{5 Mos 7,13}); compare also as name of land fertilized by dew and rain We^{Skizzen iii. 170}.