Message: "Asherah" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Asherah

by Lily8

1/11/2009, 6:06 AM

Just wondering what you think of it. Would you spell it Asherah or Ashera? How do you pronounce it? Is it too close to Ashley?

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This message was edited 1/11/2009, 6:07 AM

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- abbasdaughter

1/11/2009, 7:19 PM

Hate it. Would always think of the Canaanite goddess who drove women to prostitution.

- brilliantblue +3

1/11/2009, 6:31 AM

I love Asherah! I'd definitely spell it with the -h ending, just because I've always seen it like that in OT references. I'd pronounce it ah-SHAIR-uh. I don't think it's close enough to Ashley to ruin the Biblical classiness, and I'd definitely recommend the name!

- Lily8

1/11/2009, 6:54 AM

according to several sources

it's pronounced uh-SHEER-ah and not ah-SHAIR-ah....may I ask for your source, just to make sure?

- Lily8 +1

1/11/2009, 6:33 AM

do you think I'd get away with

pronouncing it ASH-eh-rah? I prefer that pronunciation...

- brilliantblue

1/11/2009, 6:44 AM

You can pronounce it however you want, but the correct pronunciation has the stress on the second syllable. It'd be somewhat like naming a child Maria and expecting everyone to say it MARE-ee-uh. It's a hassle and historically incorrect.

- Delphi_Blue

1/11/2009, 6:29 AM

Neat name- I've never heard this one before :) It has a nice meaning. I like it.

Asherah looks more complete to me than Ashera. I generally prefer the h on the end (Norah to Nora; Tovah to Tova; Hannah to Hanna etc).

It's only too close to Ashley if you already have one. Otherwise its just fine.

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