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Hoshana Rabbah

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.

Proper noun

Hoshana Rabbah

  1. (Judaism) 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.

Origin of Hoshana Rabbah

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

Questions about Hoshana Rabbah

What does Hoshana Rabbah mean?
Hoshana Rabbah means 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.
What part of speech is Hoshana Rabbah?
Hoshana Rabbah is a proper noun.

Words near Hoshana Rabbah in the dictionary

  1. Hoseynqoli
  2. Hoseys
  3. Hosford
  4. Hosford-Abernethy
  5. Hosfords
  6. Hoshana Rabbah
  7. Hoshangabad
  8. hoshanna
  9. hoshannas
  10. Hoshcha
  11. hoshiana

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