deputation
mish.la.chat denotes a discharge from battle or a deputation of harmful messengers.
The two attestations place the noun in a statement that there is no discharge in battle and in a description of a deputation of harmful messengers sent among people.
Senses in use
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Release from battle · common
In Ecclesiastes 8:8, the singular absolute noun occurs in the assertion that there is no power over death and “no discharge in battle.” The verse presents the term within a denied possibility of release in that setting.
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Commissioned group of messengers · common
In Psalm 78:49, the singular construct noun stands in the clause describing burning anger, fury, indignation, and distress; the APB renders the closing expression “a deputation of harmful messengers.” The construct form links the noun with the messengers described in that clause.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun through “no discharge in battle” in Ecclesiastes 8:8 and “a deputation of harmful messengers” in Psalm 78:49. These phrases identify the relevant clauses rather than fixed English equivalents.