Sabaoth

American  

[sab-ee-oth, -awth, sab-ey-, suh-bey-ohth] / ˈsæb iˌɒθ, -ˌɔθ, ˈsæb eɪ-, səˈbeɪ oʊθ /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. armies; hosts. Romans 9:29; James 5:4.

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Sabaoth British  

/ ˈsæbeɪɒθ, sæˈbeɪɒθ /

noun

1. Bible hosts, armies (esp in the phrase the Lord of Sabaoth in Romans 9:29)

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Etymology

Origin of Sabaoth

1300–50; from Late Latin Sabaōth, from Greek Sabaṓth, from Hebrew ṣəbhāʾōth, plural of ṣābhā “army”

Example Sentences

Sabaoth, being a foreign word, and used only in this particular connexion, usually takes a capital; but the equivalent English words do not seem to require it.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

The birth-place of Bacchus, called Sabizius or Sabaoth, was claimed by several places in Greece; but on Mount Zelmissus, in Thrace, his worship seems to have been chiefly celebrated.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

The Divine voice is heard calling to God's 'hosts,' the idea suggested by the title 'Jehovah Sabaoth.'

From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green

Some heard with attention, and united with agonizing earnestness in the petition, which, as it ascended from her lips, sounded like a seraph's pleading, and surely reached the ear of the Lord God of Sabaoth.

From Woman As She Should Be or, Agnes Wiltshire by Herbert, Mary E.

Te Deum laudamus, Te Dominum confitemur Te aeternum Patrem omnis terra veneratur Tibi omnes angeli, tibi coeli et universae potestates, Tibi cherubim et seraphim inaccessibili voce proclamant Sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron