The name Bodashtart is the Latinized form of the Phoenician 𐤁𐤃𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕‎, meaning "from the hand of Astarte".[1] Spellings of the King's name include: Bdʿštrt,[2] Bad-ʿAštart,[3] Bodʿashtart,[4] Bodʿastart,[5] Bodaštart,[6] Bodʿaštort,[7] Bodachtart,[8] and Bodashtort.[9]