4519. sabaóth

Strong's Lexicon

sabaóth: Hosts, Armies

Original Word: σαβαώθ
Part of Speech: Hebrew Form (Indeclinable)
Transliteration: sabaóth
Pronunciation: sah-bah-OHTH
Phonetic Spelling: (sab-ah-owth')
Definition: Hosts, Armies
Meaning: hosts, armies.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (tsĕbā'ōth), meaning "hosts" or "armies."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H6635 (צָבָא, tsābā'), which means "army" or "host."

Usage: The term "sabaóth" is used in the New Testament to refer to the "Lord of Hosts," a title that emphasizes God's sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His supreme authority and power over all creation, both spiritual and earthly.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Hebrew Bible, "Yahweh Sabaoth" is a title that reflects God's role as the leader of the heavenly armies, often invoked in contexts of divine warfare and protection. This title reassures the faithful of God's omnipotence and His ability to protect and deliver His people. In the Greco-Roman world, where the New Testament was written, the concept of divine armies would have resonated with both Jewish and Gentile audiences, highlighting God's ultimate authority over all spiritual and earthly realms.

HELPS Word-studies

4519 sabaṓth (the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew term, bā̓āh, OT 6635) – host(s), an innumerable throng (limitless company). 4519 /sabaṓth ("the Lord of hosts") only occurs in Ro 9:29 and Js 4:5, and correlates to the familiar phrase, "the Lord of hosts" in the OT and LXX.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin tsaba in fem. pl.
Definition
Sabaoth, i.e. armies
NASB Translation
Sabaoth (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4519: σαβαώθ

σαβαώθ (Hebrew צְבָאות, plural of צָבָא, an army): κύριος σαβαώθ (צְבָאות יְהוָה) (A. V. Lord of Sabaoth), i. e. lord of the armies namely, of Israel, as those who under the leadership and protection of Jehovah maintain his cause in war (cf. Schrader, Ueber d. ursprüngl. Sinn des Gottesnamens Jahve Zebaoth, in the Jahrbb. f. protest. Theol. for 1875, p. 316ff, and in Schenkel see 702f; cf. Herm. Schultz, Alttest. Theol. ii., p. 96ff; (B. D. under the word , the Lord of. But for the other view, according to which the heavenly hosts arc referred to, see Hackett in B. D., American edition, under the phrase, , Lord of, and Delitzsch in the Luth. Zeitschr. for 1874, pp. 217ff; so Riehm (HWB, under the word Zebaoth) as respects the use of the sphrase by the prophets). On the diverse interpretations of the word cf. Oehler in Herzog xviii., p. 400ff (and in his O. T. Theol. (edited by Day) § 195f; cf. T. K. Cheyne, Isaiah, edition 3 vol. i. 11f)): Romans 9:29; James 5:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Sabaoth, Lord of Armies

Of Hebrew origin (tsaba' in feminine plural); armies; sabaoth (i.e. Tsebaoth), a military epithet of God -- sabaoth.

see HEBREW tsaba'

Forms and Transliterations

εσαββάτισεν Σαβαωθ Σαβαώθ Σαβαὼθ σαββατιεί σαββατιείτε σαββατίσαι Sabaoth Sabaōth Sabaṑth

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 9:29 Heb
GRK: μὴ Κύριος Σαβαὼθ ἐγκατέλιπεν ἡμῖν
NAS: THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT
KJV: Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us
INT: not [the] Lord of Hosts had left us

James 5:4 Heb
GRK: ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ εἰσεληλύθασιν
NAS: the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
KJV: the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
INT: ears of [the] Lord of Hosts have entered

Strong's Greek 4519
2 Occurrences

Σαβαὼθ — 2 Occ.