Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
The transliteration of the Hebrew word
tsebha'oth, meaning "hosts," "armies" (
Rom. 9:29; Jas. 5:4). In the LXX. the Hebrew word is rendered by "Almighty." (See
Rev. 4:8; comp.
Isa. 6:3.) It may designate Jehovah as either
- God of the armies of earth, or
- God of the armies of the stars, or
- God of the unseen armies of angels; or perhaps it may include all these ideas.