Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4964
מֶ֫תֶג
me.teg · “bridle”
Used 4 times across 4 books
Definition
1) bridle
1a) bridle (for animals)
1b) control, authority (fig.)
1a) bridle (for animals)
1b) control, authority (fig.)
Where it appears
2 Kings1
Psalms1
Proverbs1
Isaiah1
In the text
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.
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