Halleluiah vs. Hallelujah — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Halleluiah and Hallelujah
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Halleluiah
Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah ( HAL-i-LOO-yə) is an interjection used as an expression of gratitude and adoration. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew phrase הַלְלוּ יָהּ (Modern Hebrew hallūyāh, Tiberian haləlūyāh), which means to praise Jah (from הַלְלוּ, "praise;" and יָהּ, Jah.) The word hallel in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song.
Halleluiah
Alternative spelling of hallelujah
Hallelujah
Used to express praise or joy.
Halleluiah
Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; - an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration.
So sung they, and the empyrean rungWith Hallelujahs.
In those days, as St. Jerome tells us,"any one as he walked in the fields, might hear the plowman at his hallelujahs."
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Hallelujah
An exclamation of "hallelujah."
Hallelujah
(Music) A composition expressing praise and based on the word "hallelujah."
Hallelujah
(by extension) A general expression of gratitude or adoration.
Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!
Hallelujah
A shout of “Hallelujah”.
Hallelujah
(music) A song of praise to God; a musical composition based on the word "Hallelujah".
Hallelujah
(in the plural) General praise.
Hallelujah
(intransitive) To cry "hallelujah" in praise.
Hallelujah
A shout or song of praise to God
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