Words & expressions
Hallelujah
A Hebrew call meaning “Praise Yah,” or “Praise the Lord.”
Also called · Alleluia
What it means
A Hebrew call meaning “Praise Yah,” or “Praise the Lord.”
It combines a plural command to praise with a shortened form of the divine name. Several psalms begin or end with this call.
How it appears in the Bible
Revelation 19 preserves the expression in Greek form during a scene of heavenly praise.