Etymology

Sabaoth

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin Sabaoth ← Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ ← Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromצְבָאוֹת
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣαβαώθ
  3. Latin · borrowed fromSabaoth
  4. English todaySabaoth

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣαβαώθ all →

Yaldabaoth

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