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in reply to a message by Xena
A devoutly religious Jewish person is not going to name a child Asherah. That would be like a devoutly religious Christian person naming a child Satan. Worhsip of Asherah is explicity condemned in the Jewish scriptures.
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We used to have a highly educated woman on the board, she was an Orthodox Jew. She stated that Asherah was a Jewish name and that it was a form of Asher. I got into several arguments with her about it.
I checked the comments on the name - she left pronunciation information on most Jewish names - but there was no comment from her on there.
I did find this:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/123323
That was me, she was the one insisting that it was a feminine form of Asher.
I checked the comments on the name - she left pronunciation information on most Jewish names - but there was no comment from her on there.
I did find this:
https://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/123323
That was me, she was the one insisting that it was a feminine form of Asher.
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Thanks! Some people can be very stubborn about their ideas. :)
I think in the point I was trying to make whether or not Asher and Asherah ultimately have the same etymological origin is irrelevant. As "Andy" says in the post you linked to, almost no Jewish parents would give the name to a daughter even if they interpret it as a feminine of Asher because of its association with the pagan goddess.
I think in the point I was trying to make whether or not Asher and Asherah ultimately have the same etymological origin is irrelevant. As "Andy" says in the post you linked to, almost no Jewish parents would give the name to a daughter even if they interpret it as a feminine of Asher because of its association with the pagan goddess.
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