הושענא! Hoshiana Hosanna The word hosanna (Latin osanna, Greek ὡσαννά, hōsanná) is from Hebrew הושיעה־נא, הושיעה נא hôshia-nā’ which is short for hôšî‘â-nā’ from Aramaic הושע נא meaning "save, rescue, savior"In the Hebrew Bible it is used only in verses such as "help" or "save, I pray" (Psalms 118:25 ).It is applied in numerous verses of the New Testament including "Hosanna; blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord" (Mark 11.9 ), "hosanna in the highest" (Mark 11.10 ); "hosanna to th...
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