Lexicon :: Strong's H4964 - meṯeḡ

מֶתֶג
Transliteration
meṯeḡ
Pronunciation
meh-theg
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to curb
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1264a

Strong’s Definitions

מֶתֶג metheg, meh-theg; from an unused root meaning to curb; a bit:—bit, bridle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H4964 in the following manner: bridle (3x), bit (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H4964 in the following manner: bridle (3x), bit (1x).

  1. bridle

    1. bridle (for animals)

    2. control, authority (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶתֶג metheg, meh-theg; from an unused root meaning to curb; a bit:—bit, bridle.
STRONGS H4964: Abbreviations
† מֶ֫תֶג noun masculine bridle (Aramaic () מִתְגָּא; Late Hebrew מֶתֶג of secondary accent ָֽ; מִתֵּג Pi. denominative put on a bridle); —
1. literally bridle, for animals; מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֺר Proverbs 26:3 a whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, etc.; וָרֶסֶן בְּמ׳ Psalm 32:9 with bridle and halter (on text of verse compare Che); of י׳'s birdle for Sennacherib (under figure of beast), וּמִתְגִּי בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ 2 Kings 19:28 and I will put (וְשַׂמְתִּי) my hook in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips = Isaiah 37:29 (see DrIs. ed. 2, 220).
2. figurative = control, authority, only in הָאַמָּה מ׳ [H4965 2 Samuel 8:1] authority of the mother city, according to MV Buhl, of especially We Dr; Bu omit as corrupt (see I. H522 אַמָּה); see, further, HPS.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

19:28

Psalms

32:9

Proverbs

26:3

Isaiah

37:29