Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(star). A city of Bashan, noted for its worship of Ashtoreth (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 9:10; 12:4; 13:12).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Goddess of the Phoenicians and Zidonians, worshipped by Israel after the death of Joshua, and by Solomon. Ashtaroth was the chief female goddess and Baal the chief male god, and they are often named together. Josiah destroyed the emblems of her worship as introduced by Solomon (Judg. 2:13; Judg. 10:6; 1 Sam. 7:3-4; 1 Sam. 12:10; 1 Sam. 31:10; 1 Kings 11:5,33; 2 Kings 23:13). Ashtaroth is often called ASTARTE, which is her name in the Greek, and Istar or Ishtar in the Assyrian.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
: from 1004 and 6252; house of Ashtoreths; Beth-Ashtaroth, a place in Palestine