Study Number 30 JEHOVAH TSEBAOTH - THE LORD OF ARMIES , HOSTS.

The names Yhwh and Elohim frequently occur with the word Ẓeba'ot ("hosts"), as Yhwh Elohe Ẓeba'ot ("Yhwh God of Hosts") or "God of Hosts"; or, most frequently, "Yhwh of Hosts." To this last Adonai is often prefixed, making the title "Lord Yhwh of Hosts." This compound divine name occurs chiefly in the prophetic literature and does not appear at all in the Pentateuch or in Joshua or Judges.

Because we are intimately acquainted with JEHOVAH TSEBAOTH, the LORD of Hosts, we will see that we are distinctive. We have an elite quality - a unique position and a crown of righteousness which distinguishes us from the world. M.H.

We are not merely led by our five senses. We have been appointed to walk in the realm of the Spirit where we hold the status and rank of a member of the Army of the LORD, JEHOVAH TSEBOATH. M.H.

The Meaning of TSEBOATH (Zeba'ot)
It comes from the root word, tsaba, which can be used as either as verb or a noun. As a verb it means "to wage war" and also has a broader meaning "to render service to God. This  latter shows a service of total dedication and careful regimentation associated  with spiritual warfare and worship.
As a noun "tsaba" means "armies, hosts, or multitudess It expresses myriads - a vast array of varying ranks and individuals under God's command.

The Hosts of Israel

. The original meaning of Ẓeba'ot is probably to be found in I Sam. xvii. 45, where "Yhwh Ẓeba'ot" is interpreted as denoting "the God of the armies of Israel" (comp. Josh. v. 13-15; Isa. xiii. 4). The word, apart from this special use, always means armies or hosts of men, as, for example, in Ex. vi. 26, vii. 4, xii. 41, while the singular "ẓaba" is used to designate the heavenly host.
With reference to the stars.
Psalm 147:1:4 He keeps track of the number<tally> of stars, assigning names to all of them. ISV.
C.p.Genesis 2:1"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them."

Isaiah 45:12 It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshalled their starry hosts. NIV

Orion

 Later, and especially in prophetic usage, the word was transferred to the heavenly hosts, or rather the heavenly were added to the earthly hosts. For this idea of heavenly hosts joining their forces with those of God's people, or fighting on behalf of God's servants, compare Judges v. 20; II Kings vi. 16, 17; Ps. xxxiv. 7, lxviii. 17.The heavenly Host

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