Sabaoth

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from Biblical Hebrew צבאות (tsabāʾōθ), plural of צבא (tsābāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæbeɪˌɒθ/, /səˈbeɪˌoʊθ/

Noun

Sabaoth (uncountable)

1. (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".; compare the archaic title Drighten.
2. (religion, biblical) Hosts, armies.
3. (Gnosticism) One of the seven chief archons in the Ophite cosmogony.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), itself from Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (ṣeḇā‘ōṯ, “armies”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈbaː.oːtʰ/, [s̠äˈbäːoːt̪ʰ] or IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ba.oːtʰ/, [ˈs̠äbäoːt̪ʰ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sa.baˈot/, [säbäˈɔt̪]

Proper noun

Sabā̆ōth ? sg (indeclinable)

1. Sabaoth, an appellative used for God: properly for the host or armies of the God, i.e. the Lords of Hosts = Domini Saboath

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sabā̆ōth
genitive	Sabā̆ōth
dative	Sabā̆ōth
accusative	Sabā̆ōth
ablative	Sabā̆ōth
vocative	Sabā̆ōth