מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה

Strong’s Definition

Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath

Etymology & Derivation

from H4964 (מֶתֶג) and H520 (אַמָּה) with the art. interposed; bit of the metropolis;

KJV Usage

Metheg-ammah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.mother city
• 2.bridle of the mother city (i.e., control or authority of)
• 3.a reference to gath (and the surrounding towns)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh; Pronunciation: meh'-theg haw-am-maw'