What does חֹטֵר · ῥάβδος mean in the Bible?
חֹטֵר · ῥάβδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rod, staff, instrument of discipline".
Hebrew · H2415, G4464
חֹטֶר
A twig · a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
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חֹטֵר H2415 a twig
Pronunciation ḥōṭer
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ῥάβδος G4464 a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Pronunciation rhábdos
A staff embodying authority when held by rulers; an instrument of discipline when wielded by others.
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What does חֹטֶר (choter) mean in the Bible?
חֹטֵר · ῥάβδος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rod, staff, instrument of discipline".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2415, G4464?
H2415, G4464 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. rod, staff, instrument of discipline
Strong's H2415, G4464
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
rod, staff, instrument of discipline
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֹטֶר is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain