me.teg denotes a restraining implement placed on an animal, used in images of control and guidance.

The occurrences depict an implement used with horses, donkeys, or mules for restraint and direction; the same image is applied to turning a raging party back in 2 Kings 19:28 and Isaiah 37:29.

1. Animal restraint and directed control · dominant

   In Proverbs 26:3, the absolute singular occurs in a comparison assigning implements to a horse, a donkey, and fools; the APB renders the animal clause “a bridle to a donkey.” In Psalm 32:9, also absolute singular, it is paired with “bit” for holding a horse or mule in; in 2 Kings 19:28 and Isaiah 37:29, the construct form occurs in the declaration that a hook will be put in the nose and this implement in the lips, followed by turning the addressed party back.

   Proverbs 26:3Psalm 32:92 Kings 19:28Isaiah 37:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the term as “bridle.” In Psalm 32:9 it appears alongside “bit,” while 2 Kings 19:28 and Isaiah 37:29 place it in the lips; this reflects the translation’s verse-level presentation rather than a word-by-word alignment.