Strongs Number: H4965
- Hebrew Word
- מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה
- Transliteration
- Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh
- Phonetic
- meh'-theg haw-am-maw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
bit of the metropolis; {Metheg-ha-Ammah} an epithet of Gath
- BDB Definition
-
1. mother city
a. bridle of the mother city (ie control or authority of)
- Origin
- From H4964 and H520 with the article interposed
- Bible Usage
- Metheg-ammah.