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עַשְׁתְּרָה H6251

H6251 is the Hebrew word עַשְׁתְּרָה, transliterated ʻashtᵉrâh and said ash-ter-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it flocks.

Word: עַשְׁתְּרָהTransliteration: ʻashtᵉrâhSaid: ash-ter-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 4 verses

What it means

increase.

Where it comes from

probably from H6238 (עָשַׁר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

flocks 3×or flocks 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: flock.

Verses using עַשְׁתְּרָה

All 4 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 7:13 · KJV

And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Deuteronomy 28:4 · KJV

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deuteronomy 28:18 · KJV

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deuteronomy 28:51 · KJV

And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6251 mean?

H6251 is the Hebrew word עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh), meaning increase.

How is H6251 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it flocks (3 times), or flocks (1 time).

How many times does H6251 appear in the Bible?

עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6251 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H6238 (עָשַׁר).

Nearby entries

H6248 · עַשְׁתּוּת — cogitation H6249 · עַשְׁתֵּי — eleven or (ordinal) eleventh H6250 · עֶשְׁתֹּנָה — thinking H6252 · עַשְׁתָּרוֹת — Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity…H6253 · עַשְׁתֹּרֶת — Ashtoreth, the Phoenician goddess of love…H6254 · עַשְׁתְּרָתִי — an Ashterathite or inhabitant of Ashtaroth

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