H4964 מֶתֶג

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 4 KJV occurrences

מֶתֶג

metheg · meh-theg

Definition

a bit

KJV Renderings

bit, bridle.

Derivation / Etymology

from an unused root meaning to curb;

KJV Verses (4)

2 Kings 19:28Because 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 32:9Be 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 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Isaiah 37:29Because 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.