I read this morning that Hannah is the first one to use the term "Lord of Hosts": there are Heavenly and earthly hosts. How are people in general and women in particular "hosts"? How do hosts *act* as opposed to what they *say* that makes them important to doing Jewish?

And here& #39;s a particularly potent reminder of how important it is to be a host and to give to those in need, that it is possible to direct a request to the Lord of Hosts:

Here& #39;s some nice commentary from Rashi about how "host" can mean more than one thing, particularly with respect to a woman who wants children

I love how Sefaria gives another definition of "hosts" that is not "army" in the martial sense but of a large grouping of women:

And this is a metaphorical meaning of "host" as it relates to the furnishings of the Tabernacle. Language changes in myriad poetic and meaningful ways.