Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A holiday taking place on the seventh day of Sukkot, during which congregants parade around the synagogue carrying the lulav and etrog and learn through the night.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Aramaic

Etymology

• הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא hoshana rabba "the great 'please save'"
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

Hoshana Rabba, Hoshana Rabah, Hoshana Raba, Hoshanah Rabbah, Hoshanah Rabba, Hoshanah Rabah, Hoshanah Raba, Hoshaana Rabbah, Hoshaana Rabba, Hoshaana Rabah, Hoshaana Raba, Hoshaanah Rabbah, Hoshaanah Rabba, Hoshaanah Rabah, Hoshaanah Raba, Hoyshane Rabe, Hoshano Rabo, Hoshaano Rabo, Hoshano Rabbo, Hoshaano Rabbo