sabaoth

[Gr. Sabaoth; Heb. tsebhaoth, pl. of tsebha an army, spec. (1) the angelic army, (2) the army of the sky, viz., the sun, moon, and stars.1 1. Script.: Hosts, i. e., armies (see etym.) in the title God or Lord of Sabaoth, given to the Supreme Being (Rom. ix. 29; James v. 4). It corresponds to Lord of Hosts of the Old Testament. (1 Sam i. 11; Psalms lix. 5, .) *2. Erroneously used for Sabbath (q. v.). from their sabaoth , so that the first date of their distance "The Jews doo reckon their daies by the first daie of the sabaoth and so forth."-Holinshed: Descr. of England , ch. xiv.