מֶ֫תֶג
me.teg
“bridle”
Definition
a bit
from an unused root meaning to curb;
- bridle 1a) bridle (for animals) 1b) control, authority (fig.)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מֶ֫תֶג appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Because your rage and arrogance against Mehave reached My ears,I will put My hook in your noseand My bit in your mouth;I will send you backthe way you came.’
Because your rage and arrogance against Mehave reached My ears,I will put My hook in your noseand My bit in your mouth;I will send you backthe way you came.’
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and a rod for the backs of fools!
Do not be like the horse or mule,which have no understanding;they must be controlled with bit and bridleto make them come to you.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.