SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study

Bit

The curb put into the mouths of horses to restrain them. The Hebrew word (metheg) so rendered in Ps. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

View overview sources
  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

STANDARD STUDY · Resource Coverage 53/100

Follow the evidence

Move from the subject to its key Scripture, original-language evidence, and connected studies. The trail organizes research without deciding a theological conclusion.

1. Examine the Text2. Check the Context3. Test the Tradition4. Follow the Evidence5. Reach the Verdict

Open evidence trail

Study overview

Study at a glance

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H4964, G5469
Hebrew
מֶתֶג · metheg
Greek
χαλινός · chalinós

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

χαλινός

G5469
Transliteration
chalinós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

bit, bridle

Lexicon definition

a curb or head-stall (as curbing the spirit)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Bit

The curb put into the mouths of horses to restrain them. The Hebrew word (metheg) so rendered in Ps. 32:9 is elsewhere translated "bridle" (2 Kings 19:28; Prov. 26:3; Isa. 37:29). Bits were generally made of bronze or iron, but sometimes also of gold or silver. In James 3:3 the Authorized Version translates the Greek word by "bits," but the Revised Version by "bridles."

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Bit

Indexed occurrences: 4

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

Strong's Concordance

Bits

Indexed occurrences: 2

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

All Scripture references6 references

Topical Bible

Sources

Related UNLEARN Content1 items

Save your study

Sign in to bookmark this study or add notes.

↑ Top