The Definition of the word Metheg-ammah

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).