How to Pronounce Methegammah
meth-ig-AM-uh
Methegammah is pronounced meth-ig-AM-uh (ˌmiːθɪˈɡæmə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: MEE-thig-AM-uh.
What does Methegammah mean?
Methegammah means “bridle of bondage”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Methegammah?
Bridle of the mother, a figurative name for a chief city, as in 2 Sam. 8:1, “David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines” (R.V., “took the bridle of the mother-city”); i.e., subdued their capital or strongest city, viz., Gath (1 Chr. 18:1).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
MEE-thig-AM-uh
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