Hosanna - Is made up of two Hebrew words "hosha" which is a request, meaning "save us" and "na" אנא meaning "please". This word is a crying out to God for salvation. It is not a cry of joy, but a begging for divine help. By the way the Hebrew word "na" is what God uses when He asks Abraham to offer up his son Isaac. God does not say "now"...take your son as it is translated in the English, instead God says, "please" take your son... God knew what He was asking of Abraham was not easy and God was asking Abraham to accept His will in love.