2007-01-10 01:06:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hallelujah, Halleluyah, or Alleluia, is a transliteration of the Hebrew word הַלְּלוּיָהּ (Standard Hebrew Halləluya, Tiberian Hebrew Halləlûyāh) meaning "[Let us] praise (הַלְּלוּ) Jah (Yah) (יָהּ)" (Sometimes rendered as "Praise (הַלְּלוּ) [the] LORD (יָהּ)or God"). It is found mainly in the book of Psalms. It has been accepted into the English language. The word is used in Judaism as part of the Hallel prayers. Alleluia is the Latin form of the word; it is used by Catholics in preference to Hallelujah.
For most Christians, "Hallelujah" is considered the most joyful word of praise to God, rather than an injunction to praise Him. In many denominations, the Alleluia, along with the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, is not spoken or sung during the season of Lent, instead being replaced by a Lenten acclamation.
Halleluyah is a composite of Hallelu and Yah (Jah). It literally translates from Hebrew as "Praise Yah, [third-person plural]!" or simply "Praise Yah!" Yah is the shortened form of the name Yahweh (Jehovah), referred to as the Tetragrammaton.
The term is used about 24 times in the Hebrew Bible (mainly in the book of Psalms (e.g. 113-118), where it starts and concludes a number of Psalms) and four times in Greek transliteration in Revelation.
2007-01-10 01:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
The word "halleluiah" is taken from the Hebrew scriptures and is used extensively in the psalms. It means "Yahweh be praised.
2007-01-10 01:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Heaven's Messenger 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Praise the Lord.
2007-01-10 01:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by gebobs 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hallel may be defined as the proper human-nature response to He who eternally bestows good on man.
Hallelu-jah then is transliterated as Praises to Jah! Jah is a contraction of Jehovah.
2007-01-10 01:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hallelujah = Praise the Lord (Jah = Jehovah or Yahweh)
2007-01-10 01:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by mark777 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It means "Praise The Lord".
2007-01-10 01:13:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Praise God, or Praise the Lord
2007-01-10 01:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
2007-01-10 01:11:57 · answer #8 · answered by Angelz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hallel = praise
yah = G-d
Praise G-d.
2007-01-10 02:07:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praise the lord; rejoice...(.dictionary.com)
2007-01-10 01:11:45 · answer #10 · answered by INDRAG? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋