Bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Sam. 8:1, “David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines” (R.V., “took the bridle of the mother-city”); i.e., subdued their capital or strongest city, viz., Gath (1 Chr. 18:1).
Place
Metheg-ammah
- Name means
- bridle of bondage
- Location
- 31.694°N, 34.844°E
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Metheg-ammah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
2 Samuel
8:1
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