What does מֶתֶג (meteg) mean in the Bible?
מֶתֶג (meteg) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bit".
Hebrew · H4964
מֶתֶג
A bit
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מֶתֶג H4964
Pronunciation meteg
What does מֶתֶג (meteg) mean in the Bible?
מֶתֶג (meteg) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bit".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4964?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and My bit (2), a bridle (1), with bit (1).
Where does מֶתֶג (meteg) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 19:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Proverbs (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and My bit 2× 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
a bridle 1× Proverbs 26:3
with bit 1× Psalms 32:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 19:28 וּמִתְגִּי֙ to and My bit Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 32:9 בְּמֶֽתֶג־ to with bit Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 26:3 מֶ֣תֶג to a bridle Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 37:29 וּמִתְגִּי֙ to and My bit Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 19:28
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וּמִתְגִּי֙ 2x ū·miṯ·gî 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
בְּמֶֽתֶג־ 1x bə·me·ṯeḡ- Psalms 32:9
מֶ֣תֶג 1x me·ṯeḡ Proverbs 26:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 26:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 32:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bit
Source Gloss
a bit
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bit BDB: bridle Usage: bit, bridle.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Part of These Phrases
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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