חֹטֵרchôṭêr

branch or twig, rod (Isaiah 11:1; Proverbs 14:3)

Pronunciation: kho'-ter · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2415

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 14:3 A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.
  • Isaiah 11:1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).