Hoshana Rabbah

proper noun

The seventh day of Sukkot, marked by a special synagogue service in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog while the congregation recites prayers.

OriginHebrew הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. JudaismThe seventh day of Sukkot, marked by a special synagogue service in which seven circuits are made by the worshippers with their lulav and etrog while the congregation recites prayers.

Origin

  1. Hebrewהוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה
  2. EnglishHoshana Rabbah

From Hebrew הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה (literally “Great Supplication”).

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