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Metheg-ammah
        (bridle of the metropolis), a place which David took from the Philistines, apparently in his last war with them. 2Sa 8:1 Ammah may be taken as meaning "mother-city" or "metropolis," comp. 2Sa 20:19 and Metheg-he-Ammah "the bridle of the mother-city" --viz. of Gath, the chief town of the Philistines.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'metheg-ammah' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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