מֶתֶג, (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).