The curb put into the mouths of horses to restrain them. The Hebrew word (metheg) so rendered in Psalm 32:9 is elsewhere translated "bridle" (2 Kings 19:28; Proverbs 26:3; Isaiah 37:29). Bits were generally made of bronze or iron, but sometimes also of gold or silver. In James 3:3 the Authorized Version translates the Greek word by "bits," but the Revised Version by "bridles." 1. (n.) The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

2. (v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

3. (v. t.) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.

4. (v.) imp. & p. p. of Bite.

5. (n.) A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.

6. (v.) Somewhat; something, but not very great.

7. (n.) A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.

8. (n.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

9. (n.) The cutting iron of a plane.

10. (v.) In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.

11. (p. p.) 3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.

12. (imp.) of Bite

13. (p. p.) of Bite

BIT AND BRIDLE

bri'-d'-l (methegh wa-recen): The two words occur in conjunction (Psalm 32:9 the King James Version, "Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee"; the Revised Version (British and American)) "else they will not come near unto thee," margin, "that they come not near." Methegh, translated "bit" above, is properly a bridle or halter in which the bit was a loop passed round the under jaw of the animal; recen has a similar meaning. The counsel in the verse is that men should render a willing obedience to God and not be like the animals that man has to bridle and curb in order to get them to do his will. Compare James 3:3, where we have "bit" as translation of chalinos, "a bit" or "curb," "We put bits (the Revised Version (British and American) "bridles") in the horses' mouths that they may obey us." "Bridle" occurs separately as translation of methegh (2 Samuel 8:1), "David took Metheg-ammah," King James Version margin "the bridle of Ammah," the Revised Version (British and American) "the bridle of the mother city," margin, as the King James Version; the meaning may be that he took the control or dominion of it; "I will put. my bridle in thy lips" (2 Kings 19:28 Isaiah 37:29); "a bridle for the ass" (Proverbs 26:3); of recen (Job 30:11), "They have also let loose the bridle before me," the Revised Version (British and American) "and they have cast off the bridle before me" (acted in an unbridled (unrestrained) manner); Job 41:13, said of "leviathan" (the Revised Version (British and American) "the hippopotamus"), "Who can come to him his double bridle?" the American Standard Revised Version "within his jaws?" the English Revised Version "within his double bridle," others, "into the double row of his teeth"; Isaiah 30:28, "a bridle in the jaws of the people causing them to err," the Revised Version (British and American) "a bridle that causeth to err"; of machcom, which means "a muzzle" (Psalm 39:1), "I will keep my mouth with a bridle," King James Version margins "Hebrew, a bridle, or muzzle for my mouth"; so the Revised Version, margin.

To "bridle" occurs (James 1:26, "bridleth not his tongue"; James 3:2 "able to bridle the whole body"; chalinagogeo, "to lead" or "guide with a bit"). In 1 Esdras 3:6, and 2 Maccabees 10:29, we have "bridles of gold" (chrusochalinos).

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5469. chalinos -- a bridle
... a bridle. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: chalinos Phonetic Spelling:
(khal-ee-nos') Short Definition: a bridle Definition: a bridle, bit. ...
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5596. psomion -- a fragment, morsel
... a fragment, morsel. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: psomion Phonetic
Spelling: (pso-mee'-on) Short Definition: a bit, morsel Definition: a bit ...
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2801. klasma -- a broken piece
... broken, fragment. From klao; a piece (bit) -- broken, fragment. see GREEK klao.
(klasmata) -- 2 Occurrences. (klasmaton) -- 7 Occurrences. 2800, 2801. ...
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2772. kerma -- a slice, hence a small coin
... money. From keiro; a clipping (bit), ie (specially) a coin -- money. see GREEK keiro.
(kerma) -- 1 Occurrence. 2771, 2772. kerma. 2773 . Strong's Numbers.
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5468. chalinagogeo -- to lead with a bridle
... bridle. From a compound of chalinos and the reduplicated form of ago; to be a
bit-leader, ie To curb (figuratively) -- bridle. see GREEK chalinos. see GREEK ago ...
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5589. psichion -- a crumb (of bread)
... crumb. Diminutive from a derivative of the base of psallo (meaning a crumb); a little
bit or morsel -- crumb. see GREEK psallo. (psichion) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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6595. path -- fragment, bit, morsel
... path. 6596 . fragment, bit, morsel. Transliteration: path Phonetic Spelling:
(path) Short Definition: piece. ... From pathath; a bit -- meat, morsel, piece. ...
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3955. lashad -- juice, juicy or dainty bit, a dainty
... 3954, 3955. lashad. 3956 . juice, juicy or dainty bit, a dainty. Transliteration:
lashad Phonetic Spelling: (lesh-ad') Short Definition: baked. ...
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6604b. pathoth -- a fragment, bit, morsel (of bread)
... 6604a, 6604b. pathoth. 6605 . a fragment, bit, morsel (of bread).
Transliteration: pathoth Short Definition: fragments. Word Origin ...
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4964. metheg -- a bridle
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a bridle NASB Word Usage bit
(1), bridle (3), control (1). bit, bridle. From an unused ...
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1917. haddam -- a member, limb
... piece. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of hadom; something stamped to
pieces, ie A bit -- piece. see HEBREW hadom. 1916, 1917. haddam. 1918 . ...
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7170. qerats -- a piece
... accuse. (Aramaic) corresponding to qerets in the sense of a bit (to "eat the morsels
of" any one, ie Chew him up (figuratively) by slander) -- + accuse. ...
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985. bitchah -- a trust
... 984, 985. bitchah. 986 . a trust. Transliteration: bitchah Phonetic Spelling:
(bit-khaw') Short Definition: trust. Word Origin fem. ...
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986. bittachon -- trust
... 985, 986. bittachon. 987 . trust. Transliteration: bittachon Phonetic
Spelling: (bit-taw-khone') Short Definition: confidence. Word ...
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4965. metheg haammah -- Metheg-ammah
... Metheg-ammah From metheg and 'ammah with the art. Interposed; bit of the metropolis;
Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath -- Metheg-ammah. see HEBREW metheg. ...
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5391a. nashak -- to bite
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to bite NASB Word Usage bit (2), bite (4), bites
(4), bitten (1), creditors (1). 5391, 5391a. nashak. 5391b . ...
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A Bit Ahead
... A Bit Ahead. So far as I can find out, I have no theory about Jesus to make
these talks fit into. I have tried to find out for myself ...
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Bit and Bridle: How to Escape Them
... Bit and Bridle: How to Escape Them. A Sermon (No.2190). Delivered on
Lord's-day Morning, February 15th, 1891, by. CH SPURGEON,. At [8 ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/bit and bridle how to.htm

The Spokesman of God.
... If we follow the order of the words somewhat as John wrote them down, we find the
bit of truth coming in a very striking, as well as in a fresh way. ...
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Make it a Story.
... studied at all. You must absorb this Bible story, bit by bit, through
and through, until it becomes a bit of yourself. You must ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/make it a story.htm

The Gospel According to --You.
... And I think John was a bit troubled. Not because he was going to die. ... This was
the life-passion. And so I think John prayed about it a bit. ...
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Taken into the Innermost Life.
... Now comes the third bit of that evening's closer wooing.[120] And this is the tenderest,
the most personal, the least resistible bit, the closest wooing of all ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/taken into the innermost life.htm

Teaching Three Things in one Action.
... Then follows a bit of explanation.[107] But the chief thing had already been done. ...
And it can be. The feet-washing told this bit of tremendous truth. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/teaching three things in one.htm

A Heart-Breaking Verse.
... Then comes John's second heart-breaking verse; but it is just a bit more heart-breaking
in what it says. ... It's a bit late. You've had a long hard day. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/a heart-breaking verse.htm

The Forgotten Preacher.
... Rather striking that, when you break away from the atmosphere round about, and think
into it a bit. ... The road's dusty. He gets a bit weary and thirsty. ...
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A Blessed Library Corner.
... I think I might tell you best just what I mean by a bit from a real life.
The bit that has been such a real inspiration to myself. ...
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Bit (46 Occurrences)
... 2. (v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains. 3. (vt) To put a bridle upon; to
put the bit in the mouth of. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BIT AND BRIDLE. ...
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Mouth-bit (1 Occurrence)
Mouth-bit. Mouth, Mouth-bit. Mouth-bone . Multi-Version Concordance
Mouth-bit (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 26:3 A whip for ...
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Bridle (12 Occurrences)
... 1). (2.) Me'theg, rendered also "bit" in Psalm 32:9, which is its proper meaning. ...
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BIT AND BRIDLE. bri ...
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Chaldeans (82 Occurrences)
... Among the Chaldean tribes in Babylonia may be mentioned Bit Amukkani, whose capital
was Sapia; Bit Yakin which furnished the dynasty to which Merodach-baladan ...
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Wood (226 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:3 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye,
but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye? (BBE). ...
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Coat (54 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Matthew 9:16 And no man puts a bit of new
cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole. ...
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Chaldea (8 Occurrences)
... Among the Chaldean tribes in Babylonia may be mentioned Bit Amukkani, whose capital
was Sapia; Bit Yakin which furnished the dynasty to which Merodach-baladan ...
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Eden (19 Occurrences)
... The "children of Eden" is quite probably to be identified with the Bit `Adini of
the inscriptions and this referred to a district on the middle Euphrates. ...
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Backbite
... BACKBITE. bak'-bit raghal; doloo: To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind
the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. ...
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Bitterness (37 Occurrences)
...bit'-er, bit'-er-nes (mar, or marah = "bitter" (literally or figuratively); also
(noun) "bitterness" or (adverb) "bitterly"; "angry," "chafed," "discontented ...
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