hebrew #4964 - מֶתֶג metheg (a bridle)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bit, bridle From an unused root meaning to curb; a bit -- bit, bridle. Englishman's Concordance 1) bridle 1a) bridle (for animals) 1b) control, authority (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to curb Same Word by TWOT Number: 1264a Brown-Driver-Briggsמֶ֫תֶגnoun masculinebridle (Aramaic (ᵑ7) מִתְגָּא; Late Hebrew מֶתֶג of secondary accent ָֽ; מִתֵּג Pi`el denominative put on a bridle); — 1 literally bridle, for animals; מֶתֶגלַחֲמוֺרProverbs 26:3 a whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, etc.; וָרֶסֶן׳בְּמPsalm 32:9with bridle and halter (on text of verse compare Che); of ׳י's birdle for Sennach. (under figure of beast), וּמִתְגִּי בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ2 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). 2figurative=control, authority, only in הָאַמָּה׳מ2 Samuel 8:1authority 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 Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 4964. מֶ֫תֶג (metheg) — 4 Occurrences2 Kings 19:28 Psalm 32:9 Proverbs 26:3 Isaiah 37:29 |