H4964: מֶתֶג
metheg · pronounced meh-theg · “bridle”
Definition
a bit
KJV translates it as: bit, bridle.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to curb;
Extended definition
1a) bridle (for animals)
1b) control, authority (fig.)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4964 is translated
- my ×2
- bridle ×1
- a bridle ×1
Bible verses with H4964 (metheg)
Metheg appears in 4 verses.
- 2 Kings 19:28
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
- Psalms 32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
- Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
- Isaiah 37:29
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.