English Dictionary: Hosanna | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Hosanna | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hosanna \Ho*san"na\ (h[osl]*z[acr]n"n[adot]), n.; pl. {Hosannas} (-n[adot]z). [Gr. [?], fr. Heb. h[d3]sh[c6]'[be]h nn[be]save now, save, we pray, h[d3]sh[c6]a' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of y[be]sha') + n[be], a particle.] A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings. [bd]Hosanna to the Highest.[b8] --Milton. Hosanna to the Son of David. --Matt. xxi. 9. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hosanna Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Ps. 118:25.) | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hosanna, save I pray thee; keep; preserve |