הללויה

Hebrew edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Root
ה־ל־ל (h-l-l)

From הַלְּלוּ (hal'lú, “praise”) +‎ יָהּ (yah, “God”).

Pronunciation edit

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Phrase edit

הַלְּלוּיָהּ • (hal'luyáh)

praise God

Usage notes edit

Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say הַלְּלוּקָהּ (hal'lúkah), so as not to abuse the name of God.

Descendants edit

→ Ancient Greek: ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), ἁλληλουϊά (hallēlouïá)
- Greek: αλληλούια (alliloúia)
- → Latin: allēlūia
  - French: alléluia
  - Italian: alleluia
  - Spanish: aleluya
    - → Cebuano: aleluya
    - → Tagalog: aleluya
  - → English: alleluia
  - → Irish: aililiú
  - → Polish: alleluja
→ Dutch: halleluja
→ English: hallelujah
→ German: Halleluja, halleluja
→ Indonesian: haleluya (via Dutch)
→ Finnish: halleluja
→ Norwegian Bokmål: halleluja
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: halleluja
→ Swedish: halleluja

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