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Bridle

Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H4964, H4965, G5469, H4269, H7448, G5468
Hebrew
מֶ֫תֶג · metheg
Greek
χαλινός · chalinos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

χαλινός

G5469
Transliteration
chalinos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

bridle, bit, bridle

Lexicon definition

χαλινός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מֶתֶג ;] a bridle: Jas.3:3, Rev.14:20.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רֶסֶן

H7448
Transliteration
reçen
Pronunciation
reh'-sen
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

bridle.

Lexicon definition

a halter (as restraining)

by implication, the jaw

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

χαλιναγωγέω

G5468
Transliteration
chalinagōgéō
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

bridle

Lexicon definition

to be a bit-leader, i.e. to curb (figuratively)

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Bridle

Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Heb. mahsom' signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Ps. 39:1). (2.) Me'theg, rendered also "bit" in Ps. 32:9, which is its proper meaning. Found in 2 Kings 19:28, where the restraints of God's providence are metaphorically styled his "bridle" and "hook." God's placing a "bridle in the jaws of the people" (Isa. 30:28; 37:29) signifies his preventing the Assyrians from carrying out their purpose against Jerusalem. (3.) Another word, re'sen, was employed to represent a halter or bridle-rein, as used Ps. 32:9; Isa. 30:28. In Job 30:11 the restraints of law and humanity are called a bridle.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Bridle

Indexed occurrences: 4

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Strong's Concordance

Bridles

Indexed occurrences: 2

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All Scripture references12 references

2 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 8:1

2 Kings 1

2 Kings 19:28

Job 2

Job 30:11Job 41:13

Psalms 2

Psalms 32:9Psalms 39:1

Proverbs 1

Proverbs 26:3

Isaiah 2

Isaiah 30:28Isaiah 37:29

James 2

James 1:26James 3:3

Revelation 1

Revelation 14:20

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BRIDLE

Nave’s Topical Bible references for BRIDLE.

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Dictionary

Bell

The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest's ephod (Ex. 28:33, 34, 35). The "bells of the horses" mentioned by Zechariah (14:20) were attached to the bridles or belts round the necks of horses trained for war, so as to accustom them to noise and tumult.

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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."

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Bridle

Three Hebrew words are thus rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Heb. mahsom' signifies a muzzle or halter or bridle, by which the rider governs his horse (Ps. 39:1). (2.) Me'theg, rendered also "bit" in Ps. 32:9, which is its proper meaning. Found in 2 Kings 19:28, where the restraints of God's providence are metaphorically styled his "bridle" and "hook." God's placing a "bridle in the jaws of the people" (Isa. 30:28; 37:29) signifies his preventing the Assyrians from carrying out their purpose against Jerusalem. (3.) Another word, re'sen, was employed to represent a halter or bridle-rein, as used Ps. 32:9; Isa. 30:28. In Job 30:11 the restraints of law and humanity are called a bridle.

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Metheg-ammah

bridle of bondage

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Resen

a bridle or bit

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