chov.lim denotes the named bond between Judah and Israel, set beside a rod and then broken.

The term is used as the name of one of two rods and, when that rod is cut, marks the brotherhood between Judah and Israel that is to be broken.

1. A named bond between Judah and Israel · dominant

   In Zechariah 11:7, the masculine plural absolute form names one of two rods; the APB renders the clause, "to the other I gave the name Union." In Zechariah 11:14, the same form occurs when the second rod is cut "to break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel," tying the rod's name to that stated relationship.

   Zechariah 11:7Zechariah 11:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name "Union" in both verses, first for a rod and then for the rod that is cut. This rendering is read alongside the surrounding clauses rather than treated as a precise lexical equivalent.