Etymology

hallelujah

hal·le·lu·jah
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Today it means: An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)
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  1. Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּ (halləlū)
  2. Biblical Hebrewיָהּ (yɔh)
  3. Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)
  4. English todayhallelujah

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.