Sabah - what it means

YDPA and his family taking a photo shot in Sabah (2023) 

Many of my overseas friends often asked what SABAH means. A pastor friend shared to me how he came across an article which described Sabah as Land of blessings. People on the street know Sabah as the Land below the wind and the Tourism Ministry is promoting this name. But for the rest of the 'developed world', they still know better as North Borneo, Borneo being the third largest island in the globe. And Mt. Kinabalu, of course, the highest in South East Asia, a tourist attraction, a revered resting place of the departed souls of the Kadazans, and symbol of strength and stability for political parties.

You know what, not by coincidence, I discovered that it is a Hebrew word and here are what it means:

Hebrew Word: ‏צָבָא‎
Transliteration: ṣābāʾ
Phonetic Pronunciation: tsaw-baw'
Root: from , Greek
Cross Reference: TWOT - 1865a, 1865b
Part of Speech: n m
Vine's Words: None


Usage Notes:

English Words used in KJV:
host 393 war 41 army 29 battle 5 service 5 appointed time 3 warfare 2 soldiers 1 company 1 miscellaneous translations 5 [Total Count: 485]

or (feminine) tseba'ah, tseb-aw-aw'; from (tsaba'); a mass of persons (or figurative things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication a campaign, literal or figurative (specifically hardship, worship) :- appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war (-fare).
—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

source: Bible Explorer