Sabaoth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An epithet of God in His role as protector of the Israelite army, usually translated (alongside YHWH or Elohim) as "Lord of Hosts".; compare the archaic title Drighten.
  2. Hosts, armies.
  3. One of the seven chief archons in the Ophite cosmogony.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæbeɪˌɒθ/ /səˈbeɪˌoʊθ/

Word forms

Sabaoth

Etymology

From Latin Sabaoth, from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (ts'vaót), plural of צָבָא (tsaváʾ, “army”).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.