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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 H3282 of your raging H7264 against H413 Me,

And because your complacency H7600 has come H5927 up H5927 to My ears H241,

I will put H7760 My hook H2397 in your nose H639,

And My bridle H4964 in your lips H8193,

And I will turn H7725 you back H7725 by the way H1870 by which H834 you came H935.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9

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Do not be like the horse H5483 or like the mule H6505, which have H369 no H369 understanding H995,

Whose trappings H5716 include bit H4964 and bridle H7448 to hold H1102 them in H1102 check H1102,

Otherwise they will not come H7126 near H7126 to you.

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A whip H7752 is for the horse H5483, a bridle H4964 for the donkey H2543,

And a rod H7626 for the back H1460 of fools H3684.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:29

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“Because H3282 of your raging H7264 against H413 Me

And because your complacency H7600 has come H5927 up H5927 to My ears H241,

I will put H7760 My hook H2397 in your nose H639

And My bridle H4964 in your lips H8193,

And I will turn H7725 you back H7725 by the way H1870 that you came H935.

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