Lexical Definition

‎מִשְׁמַעַת‎ mishmaʻath (mish-mah'-ath) guard ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎מִשְׁמָע‎

bidding, guard, obey.

• audience, i.e. the royal court
• also obedience, i.e. (concretely) a subject

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎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).

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