Bible Dictionary
Sabaoth
Sabaoth is the Hebrew term meaning “hosts” or “armies.” It appears in the title “Lord of hosts,” which may encompass the armies of Israel, the stars, and the unseen angelic hosts.
Definition
Sabaoth is the transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “hosts” or “armies.” In the title “Lord of hosts,” it presents God as ruler over armies or hosts.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in Romans and James and corresponds to the Old Testament title “Lord of hosts.” The hosts may include earthly armies, the stars, unseen angels, or all these together.
Historical Background
The Septuagint renders the Hebrew word by a term meaning “Almighty.”
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The transliteration of the Hebrew word tsebha’oth, meaning “hosts,” “armies” (Rom. 9:29; James 5:4). In the LXX. the Hebrew word is rendered by “Almighty.” (See Rev. 4:8; comp. Isa. 6:3.) It may designate Jehovah as either (1) God of the armies of earth, or (2) God of the armies of the stars, or (3) God of the unseen armies of angels; or perhaps it may include all these ideas.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sab'-a-oth, sa-ba'-oth.</p><p>See GOD, NAMES OF, III, 8; LORD OF HOSTS.</p>