cho.te.met denotes the identifying signet named among belongings whose owner is to be recognized.

The attested use names an identifying signet among belongings presented so that their owner can be recognized.

1. An identifying signet among personal belongings · dominant

   In Genesis 38:25, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the list of items whose owner is to be identified; the APB renders the clause, “Please identify whose these are—the signet and the cords and the staff.”

   Genesis 38:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 38:25, the APB presents the item as “the signet” within a list of belongings.