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Metheg-ammah
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).
In the Bible
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Verses where Metheg-ammah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 8:1
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
Scripture on Metheg-ammah
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Metheg-ammah references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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