Lord of hosts

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biblical title of God divine epithet

Lord of hosts is a biblical title for God emphasizing His supreme authority over the armies of heaven and all created powers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lord of Heaven's Armies	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical title of God ⓘ divine epithet ⓘ
appearsIn	English Bible translations such as ESV ⓘ English Bible translations such as KJV ⓘ English Bible translations such as NASB ⓘ Psalms ⓘ historical books of the Bible ⓘ prophetic books of the Bible ⓘ
associatedWith	angelic hosts ⓘ cosmic warfare imagery ⓘ divine kingship ⓘ heavenly armies ⓘ
category	Names and titles of God in the Bible ⓘ Names of God in Judaism ⓘ
conveys	God's power to judge nations ⓘ God's power to protect His people ⓘ
correspondsTo	YHWH ⓘ surface form: Hebrew phrase "YHWH Sabaoth" YHWH ⓘ surface form: Hebrew phrase "YHWH Tzevaot"
denotes	God as commander of heavenly armies ⓘ God as universal ruler ⓘ
emphasizes	God's sovereignty over all created powers ⓘ God's sovereignty over heavenly armies ⓘ God's supreme authority ⓘ
hasMeaning	Lord of armies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
linkedTo	angelic armies ⓘ heavenly host ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Christian hymns ⓘ Jewish prayers ⓘ
refersTo	God ⓘ
relatedConcept	divine warrior ⓘ omnipotence of God ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
titleOf	YHWH ⓘ surface form: Yahweh YHWH ⓘ surface form: the God of Israel
translatedAs	Lord Almighty ⓘ Lord of hosts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lord of Heaven's Armies
usedIn	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Bible Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Jewish liturgy ⓘ Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
usedToAddress	God in prayer ⓘ God in worship ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Father → hasTitle → Lord of hosts ⓘ

subject surface form: God the Father

Lord of hosts → translatedAs → Lord of hosts self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord of Heaven's Armies