alleluia

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Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 哈利路亞 /哈利路亚 (hālìlùyà) — liturgical form of hallelujah
• French: alléluia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• German: Halleluja — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Greek: αλληλούια (alliloúia) — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Ancient Greek: ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa) — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Interlingua: alleluia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Irish: aililiú — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Italian: alleluia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Korean: 알렐루야 (allelluya) — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Latin: allelūia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Māori: hariruia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Māori: hareruia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Polish: alleluja — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Portuguese: aleluia — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Russian: аллилу́йя (allilújja) — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Spanish: aleluya — liturgical form of hallelujah
• Swedish: halleluja — liturgical form of hallelujah