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Lexicon :: Strong's H4964 - meṯeḡ

Aa
מֶתֶג
Transliteration
meṯeḡ
Pronunciation
meh-theg
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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 (Targum) 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

19:28

Psalms

32:9

Proverbs

26:3

Isaiah

37:29

H4964

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4964 matches the Hebrew מֶתֶג (meṯeḡ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:28

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‘Because of your raging against Me,

And because your [fn]presumptuousness has come up to My ears,

Therefore I will put My hook in your nose,

And My bridle H4964 in your lips,

And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 -

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,

Whose harness are bit H4964 and bridle to control them,

Otherwise they will not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 -

A whip is for the horse, a bridle H4964 for the donkey,

And a rod for the back of fools.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:29 -

“Because of your raging against Me

And because your [fn]presumptuousness has come up to My ears,

Therefore I will put My hook in your nose

And My bridle H4964 in your lips,

And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

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