{"def":{"lit":"bridle of Ammah, bridle of a cubit, bridle of the mother","short":"Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath","long":["mother city",["bridle of the mother city (i.e., control or authority of)","a reference to Gath (and the surrounding towns)"]]},"deriv":"from H4964 and H0520 with the art. interposed; bit of the metropolis","pronun":{"ipa":"mɛˈt̪ɛɡ hɔː.ʔɑmˈmɔː","ipa_mod":"mɛˈtɛɡ hɑː.ʔɑˈmɑː","sbl":"meteg hāʾammâ","dic":"meh-TEɡ haw-am-MAW","dic_mod":"meh-TEɡ ha-ah-MA"},"comment":"The exact meaning is unknown, but according to the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 18:1, this is a reference to Gath. There we read, \"Gath and her towns,\" suggesting that Gath was considered the mother city."}