a Hebrew word, meaning Sore, i.e. pray. At the Feast of Tabernacles the Jews carried branches of the palm and myrtle tree, repeating verses 25 and 26 of Psalm cxviii., which begins with Hosanna. The expression became a term of acclamation, and was applied to the prayers of the several days during which the feast lasted. The feast itself was called the Great Hosanna, and more specially the seventh day of the feast.