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HelpRe: Asherah
in reply to a message by Lily8
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!
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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?
it's pronounced uh-SHEER-ah and not ah-SHAIR-ah....may I ask for your source, just to make sure?
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do you think I'd get away with
pronouncing it ASH-eh-rah? I prefer that pronunciation...
pronouncing it ASH-eh-rah? I prefer that pronunciation...
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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.
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