Meanings
alternative halleluia · alternative halleluiah · alternative halleluja · alternative alleluia · alternative aleluia
- An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
AND after theſe things I heard a great voyce of much people in heauen, ſaying, Alleluia: ſaluation, and glorie, and honour, and power vnto the Lord our God:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 19:1, column 2 - broadlyA general expression of gratitude or adoration.
Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
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Hallelujah, it's nice to know you / It's so peculiar how you've come and changed my mind
2020, “Love is Back”, performed by Celeste
plural hallelujahs · alternative halleluia · alternative halleluiah · alternative halleluja · alternative alleluia · alternative aleluia
- A shout of “Hallelujah”.
So ſung they, and the Empyrean rung, / With Halleluiahs: Thus was Sabbath kept.
1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 633–634 - in pluralGeneral praise.
Who so stolid and selfish, that would not give his voice to swell the hallelujahs of a nation’s jubilee, when the chains of servitude had been torn from his limbs?
1855, Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC, part II (Life as a Freeman), page 441
present singular third person hallelujahs · participle present hallelujahing · participle past hallelujahed · past hallelujahed · alternative halleluia · alternative halleluiah · alternative halleluja · alternative alleluia · alternative aleluia
- intransitiveTo cry "hallelujah" in praise.
My aunt Gastonia […] she'd seen the Lord more times than they could ever count, and hallelujahed and hallelujahed, said, “While's all this the Gospel word and true, […]
1971, Jack Kerouac, chapter 1, in Pic
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּ (halləlū)
- Biblical Hebrewיָהּ (yɔh)
- Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)
- Englishhallelujah
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).
More words from Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα, ἀλληλούϊα
- ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)exclamation to praise God
- ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)general exclamation of gratitude
Arabic هَلِّلُويَا, هَلُولِيَا
- هَلِّلُويَا (hallilūyā)exclamation to praise God
- هَلُولِيَا (halūliyā)exclamation to praise God
- الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi)exclamation to praise God
- الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi)general exclamation of gratitude
Bulgarian алелу́я, алилу́я
- алелу́я (alelúja)exclamation to praise God
- алилу́я (alilúja)exclamation to praise God
Catalan al·leluia, al·leluia
- al·leluiaexclamation to praise God
- al·leluiageneral exclamation of gratitude
Chinese Cantonese 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚
- 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚 (haa¹ lei¹ lu¹ jaa⁴, haa¹ li¹ lu¹ jaa⁴)exclamation to praise God
Chinese Mandarin 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚, 阿利路亞 /阿利路亚
- 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚 (hālìlùyà)exclamation to praise God
- 阿利路亞 /阿利路亚 (ālìlùyà)exclamation to praise God
- 阿肋路亞 /阿肋路亚 (ālèlùyà)exclamation to praise God
Czech aleluja, halejuja
- alelujaexclamation to praise God
- halejujaexclamation to praise God
Danish halleluja, gudskelov
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
- gudskelovgeneral exclamation of gratitude
Dutch hallelujah, alleluja
- hallelujahexclamation to praise God
- allelujaexclamation to praise God
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
Esperanto haleluja, haleluja
- halelujaexclamation to praise God
- halelujageneral exclamation of gratitude
Estonian halleluuja
- halleluujaexclamation to praise God
Finnish halleluja, halleluja
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
- hallelujageneral exclamation of gratitude
- hallelujashout of Hallelujah
- ylistysgeneral praise
French alléluia
- alléluiaexclamation to praise God
German halleluja, Gott sei Dank
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
- Gott sei Dankgeneral exclamation of gratitude
- Hallelujashout of Hallelujah
Greek αλληλούια, αλληλούια
- αλληλούια (alliloúia)exclamation to praise God
- αλληλούια (alliloúia)general exclamation of gratitude
Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ
- הַלְּלוּיָהּ (hallelúyah)exclamation to praise God
Hindi हालेलुया
- हालेलुया (hāleluyā)exclamation to praise God
Hungarian alleluja, alleluja
- allelujaexclamation to praise God
- allelujashout of Hallelujah
- allelujageneral praise
- allelujázikto cry "Hallelujah"
Icelandic hallelúja, hallelúja
- hallelújaexclamation to praise God
- hallelújashout of Hallelujah
Indonesian haleluya, berhaleluya
- haleluyaexclamation to praise God
- berhaleluyato cry "Hallelujah"
Irish aililiú, aililiú
- aililiúexclamation to praise God
- aililiúshout of Hallelujah
Italian alleluia, alleluia
- alleluiaexclamation to praise God
- alleluiageneral exclamation of gratitude
- grazie a Diogeneral exclamation of gratitude
Japanese ハレルヤ
- ハレルヤ (hareruya)exclamation to praise God
Korean 할렐루야
- 할렐루야 (hallelluya)exclamation to praise God
Latin allēlūia
- allēlūiaexclamation to praise God
Lithuanian aleliùja
- aleliùjaexclamation to praise God
Malay hallelujah, halleluyah
- hallelujahexclamation to praise God
- halleluyahexclamation to praise God
- alleluiaexclamation to praise God
Māori hareruia
- hareruiaexclamation to praise God
Norwegian halleluja
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
Persian هلهلویا
- هلهلویا (hale-luya)exclamation to praise God
Polish alleluja, hosanna
- allelujaexclamation to praise God
- hosannaexclamation to praise God
- allelujasong
Portuguese aleluia, aleluia
- aleluiaexclamation to praise God
- aleluiageneral exclamation of gratitude
- aleluiashout of Hallelujah
Romanian aliluia, aleluia
- aliluiaexclamation to praise God
- aleluiaexclamation to praise God
Russian аллилу́йя, сла́ва бо́гу
- аллилу́йя (allilújja)exclamation to praise God
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu)exclamation to praise God
- ура́ (urá)exclamation to praise God
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu)general exclamation of gratitude
- аллилу́йя (allilújja)shout of Hallelujah
- аллилу́йя (allilújja)general praise
Slovak aleluja, halejuja
- alelujaexclamation to praise God
- halejujaexclamation to praise God
Spanish aleluya, aleluya
- aleluyaexclamation to praise God
- aleluyageneral exclamation of gratitude
- aleluyashout of Hallelujah
- felicitacióngeneral praise
- congratulacióngeneral praise
Swahili alleluia, alleluia
- alleluiaexclamation to praise God
- alleluiageneral exclamation of gratitude
Swedish halleluja
- hallelujaexclamation to praise God
Tagalog aleluya
- aleluyaexclamation to praise God
Tamil அல்லேலூயா
- அல்லேலூயா (allēlūyā)exclamation to praise God
Thai อัลเลลูยา, อาเลลูยา
- อัลเลลูยา (an-lee-luu-yaa)exclamation to praise God
- อาเลลูยา (aa-lee-luu-yaa)exclamation to praise God
- ฮาเลลูยา (haa-lee-luu-yaa)exclamation to praise God
Turkish haleluya, alleluya
- haleluyaexclamation to praise God
- alleluyaexclamation to praise God
- aleluyaexclamation to praise God
- elhamdülillahexclamation to praise God
- Allah'a çok şükürgeneral exclamation of gratitude
- Tanrı yarasıngeneral exclamation of gratitude
Ukrainian алілу́я, алилу́я
- алілу́я (alilúja)exclamation to praise God
- алилу́я (alylúja)exclamation to praise God
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu)general exclamation of gratitude
Urdu ہللی
- ہللی (haliluy)exclamation to praise God
Vietnamese hallelujah
- hallelujahexclamation to praise God
Cite this entry
hallelujah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallelujah
“hallelujah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallelujah. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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