מִשְׁמַעַתmishmaʻath
obedient band, body of subjects
Pronunciation: mish-mah'-ath · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4928
Meanings
1. probably = body-guard, as especially bound to obedience (1 Samuel 22:14; 2 Samuel 23:23; 1 Chronicles 11:25)
2. subjects (Isaiah 11:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 22:14 “But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!
- 2 Samuel 23:23 He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
- 1 Chronicles 11:25 He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
- Isaiah 11:14 They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west. Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east. They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab, and Ammon will obey them.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).