Lexicon / H4928
מִשְׁמַ֫עַת
mish.ma.at
  • guard
  • obedient band
  • body of subjects

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: guard

1) subjects, body of subjects, bodyguard, listeners, obedient ones

1a) bodyguard

1b) subjects

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: obedient band; body of subjects

Root √שׁמע: שָׁמַע vb hear Qal subj. pers. hum. י׳ (God) subj. Niph be heard , of voice, sound be heard of be regarded obeyed , hearing was granted to their voice = (favourable). . 42 Pi he caused to hear .the people Hiph of man י׳ subj. . 63 1152.

מִשְׁמַ֫עַת n.f obedient band body of subjects body-guard prob. =, as esp. bound to obedience their subjects the sons of Ammon (shall be) .