Metheg — H4964

Definition

masculine noun

a bit

1. bridle
1. bridle (for animals)
2. control, authority (fig.)

Usually translated as

bridle, bit

Origin

from an unused root meaning to curb

Greek equivalents

• kéntron (G2759)
• chalinós (G5469)

Occurrences

Metheg occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1)

• 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 (וּמִתְגִּי֙) 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 (בְּמֶֽתֶג) and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
• Proverbs 26:3 — A whip for the horse, a bridle (מֶ֣תֶג) 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 (וּמִתְגִּי֙) in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.