What does מֶתֶג · רֶסֶן mean in the Bible?
מֶתֶג · רֶסֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bit and bridle".
Hebrew · H4964, H7448
מֶתֶג וָרֶסֶן
A bit · a halter (as restraining ); by implication, the jaw
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מֶתֶג H4964 a bit
Pronunciation meteg
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רֶסֶן H7448 a halter (as restraining ); by implication, the jaw
What does מֶתֶג וָרֶסֶן (meteg varesen) mean in the Bible?
מֶתֶג · רֶסֶן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bit and bridle".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4964, H7448?
H4964, H7448 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bit and bridle
Strong's H4964, H7448
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Source Gloss
bit and bridle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain