Sabaoth
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sabaoth
1300–50; from Late Latin Sabaōth, from Greek Sabaṓth, from Hebrew ṣəbhāʾōth, plural of ṣābhā “army”
Example Sentences
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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 Richard Green Moulton
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 Goold Brown
And the king besought me, saying, 'Nathan, Nathan, help me pray to the Lord God of Sabaoth, so that He turneth His wrath away from me, and no more visiteth it on my head.'
From The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann
Blessed be Thou, Lord God Sabaoth, who art merciful unto all, that seek Thee and love Thy salvation.
From Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions by John Habermann
The words "Lord God of Sabaoth," to be found in the Te Deum, mean the same as "Lord God of Hosts" in the Ter Sanctus in the Communion Service.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by William James Miller
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