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noun
A hymn of praise chanted during the Passover supper, consisting of Psalms cxiii to cxviii.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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noun
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chant
History
From Hebrew הַלֵּל (halél).
