cho.ter denotes a plant shoot in Isaiah and a rod associated with a fool’s pride in Proverbs.

The attested uses show a concrete shoot arising from Jesse’s stock in Isaiah 11:1 and a rod associated with a fool’s pride in Proverbs 14:3.

1. A shoot from Jesse’s stock · dominant

   In Isaiah 11:1, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the clause about something coming out from Jesse’s stock and bearing fruit. The APB renders the verse, “A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.”

   Isaiah 11:1
2. A rod in a fool’s lips · rare

   In Proverbs 14:3, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the statement that a fool’s lips contain a rod connected with his pride. The APB renders the clause, “In the lips of a fool is a rod for his pride.”

   Proverbs 14:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses with different concrete imagery: “shoot” and “branch” in Isaiah 11:1, but “rod” in Proverbs 14:3. It does not establish which individual English term corresponds to the Hebrew form.