Definition

Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan

Etymology

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

Where the KJV renders it

• Ashtoreth Karnaim

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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