hallelujah
Also known as alleluia, halleluyah, alleluya, praise God, praise the Lord
thumb|900px|Hallelujah written in Modern Hebrew Hallelujah (; , Modern ) is an interjection from the Hebrew language, used as an expression of gratitude to God. The term is used 24 times in the Tanakh (in the book of Psalms), twice in deuterocanonical books, and four times in the Christian Book of Revelation.
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"Hallelujah" is a Hebrew word used as an exclamation expressing gratitude to God, appearing 30 times across various biblical texts including the Psalms and the Book of Revelation. The term matters because it has become one of the most widely recognized religious expressions across Jewish and Christian traditions, carrying deep spiritual significance in worship and prayer.
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Interpretation
- In the Bible
- Usage by Jews
- Usage by Christians
- Western use
- Roman Rite
- Eastern uses
- Byzantine Rite
- One Alleluia
- Two Alleluias
- Lenten Alleluia
- Alleluia for the departed
- Other uses
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|900px|Hallelujah written in Modern Hebrew Hallelujah (; , Modern ) is an interjection from the Hebrew language, used as an expression of gratitude to God. The term is used 24 times in the Tanakh (in the book of Psalms), twice in deuterocanonical books, and four times in the Christian Book of Revelation.
The phrase is used in Judaism as part of the Hallel prayers, and in Christian prayer, where since the earliest times it is used in various ways in liturgies, especially those of the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church, the three of which use the Latin form alleluia, which is based on the alternative Greek transliteration.