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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.