Category:Hosanna

Ho*san"na, n.; pl. Hosannas. Etym: [Gr. hoshi'ah nnasave now, save, we pray, hoshia' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of yasha') + na, a particle.]

Defn: A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings. "Hosanna to the Highest." Milton. Hosanna to the Son of David. Matthew 21:9.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Hosanna - Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matthew 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Compare Psalms 118:25.)