is introduced as a proper noun, the name of the wooden symbol of a goddess, with the plurals Asherim ( Exodus 34:13 ) and Asheroth ( Judges 3:13 ).

A word used in the Authorized Version, with two exceptions, to translate the mysterious Hebrew term Asherah, which is not a grove, but probably an idol or image of some kind.

Grove Heb.

See All...) of their use in the scripture. GROVE, n. 1. Smith's Bible Dictionary.

In gardening, a small wood or cluster of trees with a shaded avenue, or a wood impervious to the rays of the sun. So 2 Kings 23:6, where it is nonsense "Josiah brought out the grove (Asherah) from the house of the Lord"; Manasseh had "set this graven image of Asherah in the house" (2 Kings 21:7; 2 Kings 22:7; compare Judges 3:7).

As a preview to that study, the word “grove,” in the King James Bible is used 15 times (out of the 17 total times that it occurs) in connection to the exact kind of idolatry being promoted by New Age pagans.

KJV Dictionary Definition: grove grove. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown - "Thou shalt not plant thee A GROVE - A GROVE has in Scripture a variety of significations - a group of overshadowing trees, or a grove adorned with altars dedicated to a particular deity, or a wooden image in a grove (Judges 6:25, 2 Kings 23:4-6) They might be placed near the earthen and temporary altars erected in the wilderness, but they could not …

is introduced as a proper noun, the name of the wooden symbol of a goddess, with the plurals Asherim ( Exodus 34:13) and Asheroth ( Judges 3:13 ).

Groves were one of the places the Bible records the worshiping of idols, pagan gods, demons and devils. Heb. Translated rather "Asherah," the image of the goddess.

1. Grove. asherah, properly a wooden image, or a pillar representing Ashtoreth, a sensual Canaanitish goddess, probably usually set up in a grove ( 2 Kings 21:7; 23:4 ). So it stands to reason that there would be an abundance of places in the USA ( The Most Christian Country on Earth Ever!™ ) named after these outdoor pagan worship centers. 'asherah, properly a wooden image, or a pillar representing Ashtoreth, a sensual Canaanitish goddess, probably usually set up in a grove ( 2 Kings 21:7 ; 23:4 ). In the Revised Version the word "Asherah" (q.v.)

[ASHERAH] It is also probable that there was a connection between this symbol or image, whatever it was, and the sacred symbolic tree, the representation of which occurs so frequently on … Grove. Grove (See ASHTORETH.) In the Revised Version the word "Asherah" (q.v.)