Strong's Lexicon

H4964

H4964 — מֶתֶג

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmethegnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1264a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4964
Word:מֶתֶג
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to curb
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:metheg
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:meh-theg
Meaning:1. a bit
KJV Renderings:bit, bridle.

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BDB4894

מֶ֫תֶג noun masculine bridle (Aramaic ( ᵑ7 ) מִתְגָּא; Late Hebrew מֶתֶג of secondary accent ָֽ; מִתֵּג Pi`el denominative put on a bridle); —

1. literally bridle, for animals; מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֺר Prov 26:3 a whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, etc.; וָרֶסֶן ׳ בְּמ Ps 32:9 with bridle and halter (on text of verse compare Che ); of ׳ י's birdle for Sennach. (under figure of beast), וּמִתְגִּי בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ 2Kgs 19:28 and I will put (וְשַׂמְתִּי) my hook in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips = Isa 37:29 (see DrIs. ed. 2, 220).
2. figurative = control, authority, only in הָאַמָּה ׳ מ 2Sam 8:1 authority of the mother city, according to MV Buhl, of especially We Dr; Bu omit as corrupt (see I. אַמָּה , above); see, further, HPS.


מְתוּשָׁאֵל, מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח see below מַת above


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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