חֲטַר 1) to cut off (denom. חוּטְרָא I, twig, cmp. גֶּזַע &c.). &c.). —2) to fence in (cmp. גדר, גזר &c.). Targ. Job XIX, 8.—Denom. חוּטְרָא II. —3) (denom. of חוּטְרָא I) to whip, strike. Sabb. 67ᵃ בלועא דחמרא חֲטַרְתֵּיה (Ms. M. חטבתיה) with an ass’ jaw I should strike him.
Pa. - חַטֵּר to provide with a vertical stroke (חוּטְרָא). Men. 29ᵇ דחַטְּרֵי להו לגגיה דחי"ת (Ms. M. דהוו חַטְרֵי ליה Pe.) they used to put a vertical stroke on the roof of the Ḥeth.