hallelujah
pronunciation
How to pronounce hallelujah in British English:
UK [ˌhælɪˈlu:jə]
How to pronounce hallelujah in American English:
US [ˌhæləˈlujə]
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- Noun:
- a shout or song of praise to God
Word Origin
- hallelujah
- also halleluiah, 1530s, from Late Latin hallelujah, alleluia, from Greek allelouia, from Hebrew hallalu-yah "praise ye Jehovah," from hallalu, plural imperative of hallel "to praise" also "song of praise," from hillel "he praised," of imitative origin, with primary sense being "to trill." Second element is yah, shortened form of Yahweh, name of God. Earlier English form alleluia (12c.) is from Old French alleluie.
Example
- 1. The hallelujah diet founded by george malkmus puts particular emphasis on carrot juice and barley grass , which contribute about 15 % of calories .
- 2. Visitors could learn from tom prasada-rao , a singer , how to chant " om " and " hallelujah hare krishna " , or hear paul fromberg , a pastor from san francisco , talking about his 2005 wedding to another man .
- 3. Let us sing hallelujah by anticipation .
- 4. Mary rowed your boat ashore hallelujah .
- 5. George malkmus has recommended regular use of a b12 supplement since a study of hallelujah dieters showed signs of inadequate b12 in most of them and showed that a b12 supplement or fortified nutritional yeast corrected this reliably while probiotics did not .