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hallelujah | halleluiah, int. and n.¹

Pronunciation:  /hælɪˈluːjə/

Forms:  Also 15 halleluya, 15–16 halleluia(h, 16 halaluiah.

Etymology:  < Hebrew hallĕlū-yāh ‘praise (ye) Jah (= Jehovah)’; the verb is the imperative plural of hallēl : see Hallel n.(Show Less)

 

 a. The exclamation ‘Praise (ye) the Lord (Jah, or Jehovah)’, which occurs in many psalms and anthems; hence, a song of praise to God; = alleluia int.