English Explanatory Dictionary

hallelujah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
  2. A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
noun
  1. A shout of “Hallelujah”.
  2. A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".
  3. General praise.
verb
  1. To cry "hallelujah" in praise.

Pronunciation

/ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/ /-ɪ-/ En-us-hallelujah.ogg

Word forms

hallelujah halleluia halleluiah halleluja alleluia aleluia hallelujahs hallelujahing hallelujahed

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)lbor. English hallelujah Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).

Derived words

hallelujah lass

Translations

Arabic: الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ Belarusian: сла́ва бо́гу Catalan: al·leluia Danish: gudskelov Esperanto: haleluja Finnish: halleluja German: Gott sei Dank Greek: αλληλούια Ancient Greek: ἀλληλούϊα Italian: alleluia Italian: grazie a Dio Malagasy: aleloia Portuguese: aleluia Russian: сла́ва бо́гу Serbo-Croatian: алелуја Serbo-Croatian: aleluja Spanish: aleluya Swahili: alleluia Turkish: Allah'a çok şükür Turkish: Tanrı yarasın Ukrainian: сла́ва бо́гу
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