| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| hallelujah |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hal·le·lu·jah |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h l  -l  y |
| INTERJECTION: | Used to express praise or joy. | | NOUN: | 1. An exclamation of “hallelujah.” 2. Music A composition expressing praise and based on the word “hallelujah.” | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew halllû-y h, praise Yahweh : halllû, masculine pl. imperative of hill l, to praise; see hll in Appendix II + yh, Yahweh; see hwy in Appendix II.
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