מִשְׁמַעַת

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

feminine of H4926 (מִשְׁמָע);

KJV Usage

bidding, guard, obey.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.subjects, body of subjects, bodyguard, listeners, obedient ones
• 2.bodyguard
• 3.subjects

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mishmaʻath; Pronunciation: mish-mah'-ath