מֶתֶג m. (b. h.) bridle, reins. Pirké d’R. El. ch. XXXVI (ref. to מתג האמה, II Sam. VIII, 1) לקח אמה אחת ממ׳ חמור וכ׳ he (Isaac) took one cubit’s length of the reins of his ass, and gave it to him (Abimelech) as a sign of friendship (v. Targ. Y. Gen. XXVI, 31).
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מֶתֶג m. (b. h.) bridle, reins . Pirké d’R. El. ch. XXXVI (ref. to מתג האמה , II Sam. VIII, 1 ) לקח אמה אחת ממ׳ חמור וכ׳ he (Isaac) took one cubit’s…
References
- Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:22
- II Samuel 8:1
- Targum Jonathan on Genesis 26:31