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.