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Metheg-ammah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(curb of the city). A Philistine stronghold (2 Sam. 8:1¹And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. (2 Samuel 8:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place taken from the Philistines (2 Sam. 8:1¹And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. (2 Samuel 8:1)). The corresponding account in 1 Chronicles 18:1¹Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Chronicles 18:1) has “Gath and her towns” (literally daughters). The signification of the name in Samuel is much disputed. Gesenius and Fürst interpret it “bridle of the mother-city.” This would well agree with “Gath and her daughter towns.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4965 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Metheg

Phonic:

ha-’Ammah

Meaning:

from 4964 and 520 with the art. interposed; bit of the metropolis; Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath

KJV Usage:

Metheg-ammah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the bridle of a cubit

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The bridle of bondage; bridle of the arm:―a Philistine stronghold, 2 Sam. 8:1. {Frenum servitudinis}