Hosanna

An Aramaic shout of praise and worship, meaning "help/save, I pray." The term is found six times (over five verses) in the Gospels (see concordance below), addressed to Jesus, and expresses an explicit recognition that Jesus was God's agent of help and salvation.

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Concordance (NIV):

Matt 21:9 — The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Matt 21:15 — But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant.

Mk 11:9 — Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Mk 11:10 — "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Jn 12:13 — They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the king of Israel!"