מֶתֶג (meteg) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bridle. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4964).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1264a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1264a)bridle; control, authority; bit
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מֶ֫תֶגnoun, masculine: bridle
1.literally bridle, for animals
2.figuratively = control, authority
Strong's H4964מֶתֶג: a bit KJV:bit, bridle.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.