The meaning of Metheg-ammah in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in II Samuel 8:1, "David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines" (RSV, "took the bridle of the mother-city"); i.e., subdued their capital or strongest city, viz., Gath (I Chronicles 18:1).
See more on the meaning of Metheg-ammah in the Bible:
Metheg-ammah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Metheg-ammah {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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