ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim — H6255

Definition

locative proper noun

Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan

1. Ashtoreth-karnaim = "Ashtoreth of the two horns or peaks"
2. a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh
1. same as H06252

Usually translated as

Ashtoreth Karnaim

Origin

from H6252 and the dual of H7161; Ashtaroth of (the) double horns (a symbol of the deity)

• Derived from ʻAshtârôwth (H6252)
• Derived from Qeren (H7161)

Occurrences

ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 14:5 — And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim (בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת), and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,