Asherah
a.she.rah denotes a named cultic entity that is made or set up, associated with altars, and repeatedly cut down or destroyed.
The attested verses present this proper noun as a named cultic entity: it can be made, erected or placed, stand beside altars and pillars, receive service and prophets, and be cut down, burned, crushed, or removed.
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Named cultic entity and its physical installations · dominant
The supplied Noun · Proper forms occur for something made, set up, or located with cultic structures: in 2 Kings 17:16 the APB renders that people “made an Asherah,” while 2 Kings 21:7 describes a carved image of it placed in the house. In Judges 6:25 it is upon Baal's altar and is to be cut down; 2 Kings 23:6 renders its removal, burning, and crushing. Other clauses portray it as served or as having prophets, as in 2 Chronicles 24:18 and 1 Kings 18:19.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly retains the name “Asherah,” sometimes using plurals such as “Asherahs,” and once renders “Asherah poles” in 2 Chronicles 31:1. These English expressions indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a separate lexical meaning.