- Original: עשׁתּרת - Transliteration: `Ashtoreth - Phonetic: ash-to'reth - Definition: Ashtoreth = star 1. the principal female deity of the Phoenicians worshipped in war and fertility a. also 'Ishtar' of Assyria and 'Astarte' by the Greeks and Romans - Origin: probably for H6251 - TWOT entry: 1718 - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine - Strong's: Probably for H6251 ; Ashtoreth the Phoenician Goddess of love (and increase): - Ashtoreth. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Ashtoreth, 3 1 Kings 11:5; 1 Kings 11:33; 2 Kings 23:13