host

A term referring to multitudes or armies. A title given the God of Israel is the “Lord of Hosts” (1Sam 17:45). The armies may be those of Israel or those of heaven, the latter made up of angels and other beings depicted in God’s retinue or court (1Kgs 22:19; Isa 6:1-5). Associated with the heavenly hosts are heavenly bodies (Judg 5:20) and the forces of nature (Amos 4:13).