KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:1
Complete exact-word concordance
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
And it waxed great euen to the hoste of heauen, and it cast downe some of the hoste, and of the starres to the ground, and stamped vpon them.
1611 marginal noteOr, against the hoste.
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Yea he magnified himselfe euen to the prince of the hoste, and by him the dayly sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his Sanctuary was cast down.
1611 marginal noteOr, against
1611 marginal noteOr, from him.
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
And an hoste was giuen him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast downe the trueth to the ground, and it practised, and prospered.
1611 marginal noteOr, the host was giuen ouer for the transgression against the daily sacrifice.
¶ Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
¶ Then I heard one Saint speaking, and another Saint saide vnto that certaine Saint which spake, How long shall bee the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to giue both the Sanctuary, and the hoste to be troden vnder foot?
1611 marginal noteThe numberer of secrets, or, the wonderfull numberer. Heb. Palmoni.
1611 marginal noteOr, making desolate.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Army.
One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord.
An army; a number of men embodied for war. Any great number or multitude.
