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    Hosanna

    ho-ZAN-uh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Save now; Save, we pray
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Hosanna appears in the King James Bible, including Matthew 21:9.
    First appears in
    Psalms — Wisdom and worship
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hosanna cries to the Son of David — prayer turned to praise, palms waving, the soul whose plea for salvation becomes a hymn in the highest.
    King James verses
    • Matthew 21:9

      "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

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