חוֹטֶר, c. (= b. h. חֹטֶר, v. חֲטַר; cmp. גִּזְרָא I) staff, scepter. Targ. Num. XVII, 17. Targ. Ps. XLV, 7; a. fr. [Also חֹטֶר, חֻטְרָא, constr. חֲטַר.].—Gen. R. s. 53, v. זְרַק. Yeb. 65ᵇ; Keth. 64ᵃ, v. מָרָא II.—Lev. R. s. 18 ח׳ ותרתין וכ׳ the (old man’s) staff and two feet. Sabb. 109ᵇ ח׳ דרעיא Ms. M. (ed. יחידאה) the Shepherd’s Staff (the Lonely Staff), name of a plant, v. חוּמְטַרְיָא.—Y. Kidd. I, 60ᵇ top, a. e., v. מַשְׁכּוֹכִית; a. fr.—Pl. חוּטְרִין, חוּטְרַיָּא. Targ. Gen. XXX, 37; a. fr.