Hallelujah

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Variant spelling 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Interjection 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Quotations 1.5.1 Translations

English

Variant spelling

halleluiah alleluia

Etymology

From Hebrew האללןיה meaning "Praise God!"

Interjection

hallelujah!

1. An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
2. A general expression of gratitude or adoration.

   Hallelujah! It's finally the weekend!

Translations

• halleluja

• French: alléluia
• Hebrew: האללןיה
• Icelandic hallelúja
• Interlingua: alleluia
• Slovak: aleluja

Noun

hallelujah

1. A shout of "Hallelujah".
2. (plural) General praise

Quotations

• So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. - Milton
• But I reserve my hallelujahs for the St. Louis pork ribs (half slab, $13/ full slab, $18.95) and the baby back ribs ($15.99, half/ $22.95, full), which were just as Smoky said they should be--tenderly succulent, with meat that pulls from the bone with minimal effort, but hasn't lost its texture from overcooking. — Lorraine Gengo in Rib Religion, Fairfield County Weekly, April 7, 2005

Translations

• Finnish: halleluja
• French: alléluia
• Hebrew: האללןיה
• Interlingua: alleluia
• Slovak: aleluja