Strong H4964מֶ֫תֶג
bridle
- Transliteration
- metheg
- Pronunciation
- meh'-theg
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to curb; a bit: - {bit} bridle.
Detailed definition
1) bridle
1a) bridle (for animals)
1b) control, authority (fig.)
1a) bridle (for animals)
1b) control, authority (fig.)
In the Bible
Strong H4964 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bridle3
- bit1
First verses
- 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.