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Strong H6635H6635Bצָבָא

Hosts

One of the 4 senses of Strong H6635

Transliteration
tsâbâ' tsebâ'âh
Pronunciation
{tsaw-baw'} tseb-aw-aw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind

Definition

Throughout the Bible, God is referred to by various names and titles, each revealing different aspects of His character, nature, and relationship with His people.

General definition

From H6633; a mass of persons (or figurative {things}) especially regularly organized for war (an army); by implication a {campaign} literally or figuratively (specifically {hardship} worship): - appointed {time} (+) {army} (+) {battle} {company} {host} {service} {soldiers} waiting {upon} war (-fare).

In the biblical story

LORD

Names or title used to refer to God

Throughout the Bible, God is referred to by various names and titles, each revealing different aspects of His character, nature, and relationship with His people.

In the Bible

Strong H6635B appears in 273 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • host273

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 1:3
    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
  2. 1 Samuel 1:11
    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
  3. 1 Samuel 4:4
    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
  4. 1 Samuel 15:2
    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
  5. 1 Samuel 17:45
    Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
  6. 2 Samuel 5:10
    And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
  7. 2 Samuel 6:2
    And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
  8. 2 Samuel 6:18
    And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
  9. 2 Samuel 7:8
    Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
  10. 2 Samuel 7:26
    And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
  11. 2 Samuel 7:27
    For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
  12. 1 Kings 18:15
    And Elijah said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.
  13. 1 Kings 19:10
    And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
  14. 1 Kings 19:14
    And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
  15. 2 Kings 3:14
    And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
  16. 2 Kings 19:31
    For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.
  17. 1 Chronicles 11:9
    So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.
  18. 1 Chronicles 17:7
    Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
  19. 1 Chronicles 17:24
    Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
  20. 1 Chronicles 27:3
    Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
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