THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 2:1 · retained source text
¶ Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the hoste of them.
KJV dictionary & concordance
host
Meaning of “host”
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
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
192 occurrences179 verses23 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:1
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¶ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:22 · retained source text
¶ And it came to passe at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his hoste spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.
Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:32 · retained source text
Thus they made a couenant at Beeer-sheba: then Abimelech rose vp, and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his hoste, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 32:2 · retained source text
And when Iacob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste: and hee called the name of that place Mahanaim.
1611 marginal noteThat is, two hostes or campes.
Complete reference index — all 179 verses
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Where “host” appears
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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus7 occurrences
6 versesNumbers27 occurrences
27 versesDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua6 occurrences
6 versesJudges20 occurrences
15 verses1 Samuel13 occurrences
13 verses2 Samuel15 occurrences
14 verses1 Kings13 occurrences
12 verses2 Kings20 occurrences
19 verses1 Chronicles18 occurrences
17 verses2 Chronicles15 occurrences
15 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel5 occurrences
4 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse
4 versesExodus7 occurrences
6 versesNumbers27 occurrences
27 versesDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua6 occurrences
6 versesJudges20 occurrences
15 verses1 Samuel13 occurrences
13 verses2 Samuel15 occurrences
14 verses1 Kings13 occurrences
12 verses2 Kings20 occurrences
19 verses1 Chronicles18 occurrences
17 verses2 Chronicles15 occurrences
15 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah6 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel5 occurrences
4 versesObadiah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Luke 2:13
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
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗Army.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗An army; a number of men embodied for war. Any great number or multitude.