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    G5614

    Hosanna

    הוֹשַׁעְנָא (Hosha'na)

    A cry of praise meaning 'Save us!' or 'Save, we pray!'

    Hebrew
    Pronunciation: hoh-ZAN-ah

    Definition

    Hosanna was originally a plea for salvation that became an exclamation of praise. The crowds shouted it when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, recognizing Him as the promised Messiah.

    Featured KJV occurrences (2)

    Psalm 118:25-26

    “Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD.”
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    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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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.