hallelujah
To cry "hallelujah" in praiseTo cry "hallelujah" in praise.
» Hallelujah is an expression of praise or thanks to God.
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1 sensesTo cry "hallelujah" in praise.
Examples
3 sentencesHallelujah is an expression of praise or thanks to God.
You're reading a book without a school assignment? Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! I've found my dog.
ruСлава богу! Я нашла свою собаку. — shanghainese
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
hallelujahs, hallelujahing, hallelujahed, hallelujahed| Base form | hallelujah · to hallelujah |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hallelujahs |
| Present participle | hallelujahing |
| Past simple | hallelujahed |
| Past participle | hallelujahed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.