/aleˈluʝa/
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Translation
hallelujah
Word origin
From Hebrew halelu-yah ('praise ye Yah'), from halelu ('praise') and Yah, a short form of the divine name. It reached Spanish through Latin and Greek liturgy, and gives English 'hallelujah' and 'alleluia'.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Root
- halelu-yah
- English cognates
- hallelujah, alleluia
Examples
¡, !
Hallelujah, summer has finally arrived!
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The choir sang a hallelujah at the end of the mass.
¡, !
Hallelujah, we found the keys!
, : ¡!
When he passed the exam, he shouted: Hallelujah!
¡! .
Hallelujah! The train is finally setting off.
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