Meaning

3 senses

  1. A shout of “Hallelujah”.

    Halleluja

    аллилу́йяallilújja

    a shout or song of praise to God

  2. A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".

  3. (in the plural)General praise.

    аллилу́йяallilújja

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Hallelujah is an expression of praise or thanks to God.

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  2. You're reading a book without a school assignment? Hallelujah!

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  3. Hallelujah! I've found my dog.

    ruСлава богу! Я нашла свою собаку. — shanghainese

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
shout of Hallelujah:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
shout of Hallelujah:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū,

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

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Forms

plural: hallelujahs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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