= state of being in the service of the community; sometimes associated with suffering and heavy labor
work, service
Serve
= state of serving as a soldier in active combat
war, campaign, battle
Soldiers
= person who is fit for military service
soldier fit for war
Groups
= relatively large group of people, usually with centralized leadership; assembled for a common purpose, such as warfare or a journey
division, company
Celestial Bodies
= collective of all celestial bodies that give light; created by God; often worshiped by people, contrary to God's law; in Daniel 8 possibly used as a metaphor for the people of God
host of heaven, sun, moon, and stars
Deities
literally: "host of YHWH" or "host of heaven"; hence: = heavenly beings surrounding God's throne, praising him and carrying out his will on earth
army of YHWH, heavenly army
Deities
literally: "YHWH (or one of the other names of God or a combination thereof) of Hosts"; hence: = epithet of God with focus on his being in charge of the host of heavenly beings surrounding his throne, praising him, and carrying out his will in earth; as an epithet it relates to God's power and control of the cosmos as the divine king and warrior