חֹטֶר
hoter (ḥōṭer)
/KHO-ter/
“rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse)”
Slender twig, sprout; prophetic description of Messiah emerging from the seemingly dead stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From an unused root meaning to be slender.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
rod
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חֹטֶר (rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse)) -> G4464
Key Biblical Occurrences (2)
Foundational passages where חֹטֶר (hoter) carries significant theological or narrative weight.