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Hallelujah written in Modern Hebrew. Hallelujah (/ ˌ h æ l ə ˈ l uː j ə / HAL-ə-LOO-yə; Biblical Hebrew: הַלְלוּ־יָהּ , romanized: haləlū-Yāh, Modern Hebrew: הַלְּלוּ־יָהּ , romanized: halləlū-Yāh, lit. 'praise Yah') is an interjection from the Hebrew language, used as an expression of gratitude to God.
Alleluia (/ ˌ ɑː l ə ˈ l ʊ j ə,-j ɑː / AL-ə-LOO-yə, -yah; from Hebrew הללויה 'praise Yah') is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God. [1] [2] [3] In Christian worship, Alleluia is used as a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of scripture, usually from the Psalms. [4]
That musical power comes through no matter the spelling. The Oxford English Dictionary lists eight English transliterations from the Hebrew, including alleluia, allelujah and hallelujiah. There's ...
The word is a praise, much like Amen or Hallelujah, shouted at the end of speeches or prayers. [5] Contrary to popular belief, the word does not appear in William Shakespeare’s original works. Written in three parts around 1591, Shakespeare’s I, II, and III Henry VI were condensed by Charles Kemble in 1888 into a single text titled, Henry VI.
This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin. Transliterated pronunciations not found in Merriam-Webster or the American Heritage Dictionary follow Sephardic/Modern Israeli pronunciations as opposed to Ashkenazi pronunciations, with the major difference being that the letter taw ( ת ) is transliterated as a 't' as opposed to an 's'.
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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Hebrew on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Hebrew in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
The Hebrew letter ק is transliterated as c in Isaac, k in Yitzchak, and q in Qehila. Finally, the Hebrew letter צ is transliterated variously as s (in Isaac [dubious – discuss]), tz (in Yitzchak), and ts (in Tsfat), again reflecting different traditions of spelling or pronunciation. These inconsistencies make it more difficult for ...