חוטר

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Hebrew

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Root
ח־ט־ר (kh-ṭ-r)

Etymology

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Cognate of Arabic خِطْر (ḵiṭr, branch), Classical Syriac ܚܘܛܪܐ (ḥuṭrā, staff), Samaritan Aramaic ࠀࠈࠓ (ʾṭr).

Noun

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חוטר / חֹטֶר (khóter, ḥṓṭerm (plural indefinite חוטרים / חֳטָרִים, no construct forms) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. a rod
  2. a branch
  3. a scion, a descendant
    הילד הוא חוטר למשפחת בנקאים גרמנית.The child is a scion to a German banking family.

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