Strong's Lexicon

H4928

H4928 — מִשׁמַעַת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmishma`athnoun femOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2412g

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4928
Word:	מִשׁמַעַת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H4926
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	mishma`ath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mish-mah'-ath
Meaning:	1. (properly) an audience, i.e. the royal court 2. (by implication) obedience 3. (concretely) a subject
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8844

[מִשְׁמַ֫עַת] noun feminine obedient band, body of subjects; — only suffix:

1. probably = body-guard, as especially bound to obedience, מִשְׁמַעְתּ֑ךָ 1Sam 22:14 captain over thy guard (Ew Be^Ch Dr Bu Now), compare תּוֺ- 2Sam 23:23 = 1Chr 11:25.

2. תָּם- Isa 11:14 the sons of Ammon (shall be) their subjects (|| מוֺאָב; מִשְׁלוֺחַ יָדָם; compare משמעת MI²⁸ ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משמעת (mish-mah'-Zath)

1 Samuel 22:14

KJV: Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

EHCC: king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding,

2 Samuel 23:23

KJV: He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.more…: or, honourable among the thirtyguard: or, council: Heb. at his command

EHCC: David set him over Ais guard. (marg.at

1 Chronicles 11:25

KJV: Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

EHCC: David set him over Ais guard.

Isaiah 11:14

KJV: But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.them of: Heb. the children ofthey shall lay…: Heb. Edom and Moab shall be the laying on of their handshall obey…: Heb. their obedience

EHCC: the children of Ammon shall obey them.