or ASHTAROTH, in antiquity, a goddess of the Sidonians.—The word is Syriac, and signifies sheep, especially when their udders are turgid with milk. From the fecundity of these animals, which in Syria continue to breed a long time, they formed the notion of a deity, whom they called Aslaroth, or Astarte. See ASTARTE.

(anc. geog.) the royal residence of Og king of Bashan; whether the same with Aslaroth Caraim, is matter of doubt; if one and the same, it follows from Eusebius's account, that it lay in Bafhan, and to the east of Jordan, because in the confines of Arabia.