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Yeshivish glossary term

Hoshanos

הושענות

Meaning

  • Sukkos supplications recited while circling with the Four Species

Alternate spellings

Hoshanot, Hoshaanos

Usage and context

One circuit is customary on ordinary Sukkos days and seven on Hoshana Rabbah.

Category
Sukkos
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

We circle the bimah during Hoshanos.

Plain-English example

We circle the synagogue platform while reciting the Sukkos supplications for salvation.