Hoshana Rabbah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Word forms

Hoshana Rabbah

Etymology

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

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