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 over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, was Abidan the soune of Gideoni.
¶ And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
¶ And the standerd of the campe of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rere-ward of all the campes throughout their hostes: and ouer his hoste was Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Asher, was Pagiel the sonne of Ocran.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
And ouer the hoste of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the sonne of Enan.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, which came from the battel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. hoste of warre.
¶ And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
¶ And the officers which were ouer thousands of the hoste, the captaines of thousands, and captaines of hundreds came neere vnto Moses.
And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.
And the space in which we came from Kadesh Barnea, vntill we were come ouer the brooke Zered, was thirtie and eight yeeres; vntill all the generation of the men of warre were wasted out from among the hoste, as the LORD sware vnto them.
For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the hoste, vntill they were consumed.
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
And lest thou lift vp thine eyes vnto heauen, and when thou seest the sun, and the moone, and the starres, euen all the hoste of heauen, shouldest be driuen to worship them, and serue them, which the LORD thy God hath diuided vnto all nations vnder the whole heauen.
1611 marginal noteOr, imparted.
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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.
