מִשְׁמַ֫עַת
mish.ma.at
“guard”
Definition
audience, i.e. the royal court; also obedience, i.e. (concretely) a subject
feminine of H4926 (מִשְׁמָע);
- subjects, body of subjects, bodyguard, listeners, obedient ones 1a) bodyguard 1b) subjects
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מִשְׁמַ֫עַת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west;together they will plunder the sons of the east.They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab,and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
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