{"id":4020,"date":"2012-09-06T00:28:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T07:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:35:42","slug":"the-names-of-god-jehovah-sabaoth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/2012\/09\/06\/the-names-of-god-jehovah-sabaoth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Names of God: Jehovah Sabaoth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(yeh-ho-vaw’ se ba’\u00f4t)<\/span>
\nThe Lord of Hosts, The Lord of Powers<\/span><\/p>\n

Use in the Bible:<\/strong>\u00a0Jehovah<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Elohim<\/em>\u00a0occur with\u00a0Sabaoth<\/em>\u00a0over 285 times. It is most frequently used in Jeremiah and Isaiah.\u00a0Jehovah Sabaoth<\/em>\u00a0is first used in\u00a01Sa 1:3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Variant spellings:<\/strong>\u00a0None<\/p>\n

TWOT Reference:<\/strong>\u00a01865a, 1865b<\/p>\n

Strong’s Reference:<\/strong>\u00a06635<\/a><\/p>\n

Jehovah Sabaoth\u00a0<\/em>in the Septuagint:<\/strong>\u00a0kurios saba\u00f4th<\/em>\u2026the Lord of hosts (saba\u00f4th<\/em>: Gr. transliteration of Heb. “hosts”)<\/p>\n

Meaning and Derivation:\u00a0<\/strong>Jehovah<\/em>\u00a0is translated as “The Existing One” or “Lord.” The chief meaning of\u00a0Jehovah<\/em>\u00a0is derived from the Hebrew word\u00a0Havah<\/em>\u00a0meaning “to be” or “to exist.” It also suggests “to become” or specifically “to become known” – this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly.\u00a0Sabaoth<\/em>\u00a0(se<\/sup>\u00a0b\u00e2’\u00f4t) means “armies” or “hosts.”Jehovah Sabaoth<\/em>\u00a0can be translated as “The Lord of Armies” (1Sa 1:3<\/a>). This name denotes His universal sovereignty over every army, both spiritual and earthly. The Lord of Hosts is the king of all heaven and earth. (Psa 24:9-10<\/a>;\u00a0Psa 84:3<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 6:5<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Further references of the name\u00a0Jehovah Sabaoth\u00a0<\/em>in the Old Testament:<\/strong>\u00a01Sa 1:11<\/a>;\u00a01Sa 17:45<\/a>;\u00a02Sa 6:18<\/a>;\u00a02Sa 7:27<\/a>;\u00a01Ki 19:14<\/a>;2Ki 3:14<\/a>;\u00a01Ch 11:9<\/a>;\u00a0Psa 24:10<\/a>;\u00a0Psa 48:8<\/a>;\u00a0Psa 80:4<\/a>;\u00a0Psa 80:19<\/a>;Psa 84:3<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 1:24<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 3:15<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 5:16<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 6:5<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 9:19<\/a>;\u00a0Isa 10:26<\/a>;Isa 14:22<\/a>;\u00a0Jer 9:15<\/a>;\u00a0Jer 48:1<\/a>;\u00a0Hsa 12:5<\/a>;\u00a0Amo 3:13<\/a>;\u00a0Mic 4:4<\/a>;\u00a0Nah 3:5<\/a>;Hag 2:6<\/a>;\u00a0Zec 1:3<\/a>;\u00a0Mal 1:6<\/a>;\u00a0Hab 2:13<\/a>;\u00a0Zep 2:9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(yeh-ho-vaw’ se ba’\u00f4t) The Lord of Hosts, The Lord of Powers Use in the Bible:\u00a0Jehovah\u00a0and\u00a0Elohim\u00a0occur with\u00a0Sabaoth\u00a0over 285 times. It is most frequently used in Jeremiah and Isaiah.\u00a0Jehovah Sabaoth\u00a0is first used in\u00a01Sa 1:3. Variant spellings:\u00a0None TWOT Reference:\u00a01865a, 1865b Strong’s Reference:\u00a06635 Jehovah Sabaoth\u00a0in the Septuagint:\u00a0kurios saba\u00f4th\u2026the Lord of hosts (saba\u00f4th: Gr. transliteration of Heb. “hosts”) Meaning and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-misc","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9190,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions\/9190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.blueletterbible.org\/blb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}