English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (ṣeḇāʾōṯ), plural of צָבָא (ṣāḇāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæbeɪˌɒθ/, /səˈbeɪˌoʊθ/
Noun
Sabaoth (uncountable)
- (Judaism, Christianity, biblical) An epithet of God in His role as protector of the Israelite army, usually translated (alongside YHWH or Elohim) as "Lord of Hosts".
- (religion, biblical) Hosts, armies.
- (Gnosticism) One of the seven chief archons in the Ophite cosmogony.
