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hal·le·lu·jah

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–interjection

1.	Praise ye the Lord!

–noun

2.	an exclamation of “hallelujah!”

3.	a shout of joy, praise, or gratitude.

4.	a musical composition wholly or principally based upon the word “hallelujah.”

Also, hal·le·lu·iah.

[Origin: 1525–35; < Heb halălūyāh praise ye Yahweh; cf. alleluia

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hal·le·lu·jah Audio Help   (hāl'ə-lōō'yə) Pronunciation Key
interj.   Used to express praise or joy.

n.

An exclamation of "hallelujah."
Music A composition expressing praise and based on the word "hallelujah."

[Hebrew halləlû-yāh, praise Yahweh : halləlû, masculine pl. imperative of hillēl, to praise; see hll in Semitic roots + yāh, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

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hallelujah

1535, from Heb. hallalu-yah "praise Jehovah," from hallalu, pl. imper. of hallel "to praise" also "song of praise," from hillel "he praised," of imitative origin, with primary sense being "to trill." Second element is yah, shortened form of Yahweh, name of God. Replaced variant formation alleluia (12c.).

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