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Webster 1913 Edition

Hosanna

Ho-san′na

(hō̍-zăn′nȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Hosannas
(-nȧz)
.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. Heb.
hōshī’āh nnā
save now, save, we pray,
hōshīa'
to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of
yāsha'
) +
nā
, a particle.]
A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.
“Hosanna to the Highest.”
Milton.
Hosanna
to the Son of David.
Matt. xxi. 9.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hosanna

HOSAN'NA

,
Noun.
s as z. [Heb. save, I beseech you.]
An exclamation of praise to God, or an invocation of blessings. In the Hebrew ceremonies, it was a prayer rehearsed on the several days of the feast of tabernacles,in which this word was often repeated.

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