מִשְׁמַעַת (mišmaʿat) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning obedient band. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4928).
Also rendered
guard
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2412g)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2412g)obedient band, body of subjects; body-guard; audience, court, obedience, subject; bidding, guard, obey
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מִשְׁמַ֫עַתnoun, feminine: obedient band, body of subjects
1.probably = body-guard, as especially bound to obedience
Strong's H4928מִשְׁמַעַת: audience, i.e. the royal court; also obedience, i.e. (concretely) a subject KJV:bidding, guard, obey.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2412: שָׁמַעšāmaʿ — hear; be heard of, be regarded, obeyed; he caused; tell; call together, consent, consider, be content, declare, discern, give ear, hearken, listen, make noise, obedient, perceive, proclaim, publish, regard, report, shew, sound…