BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G239
allēlouia — hallelujah
ἁλληλουιά (Rec. ἀλληλούϊα; Heb. הָלַל יָהּ, praise the Lord), [in LXX in the titles of certain Psa (104 (105), al.), and at the end of Psa.150:1-6; also Tob.13:18, 3Ma.7:13 ;] hallelujah, alleluia: Rev.19:1, 3-4 19:6.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” From its frequent occurrence it grew into a formula of praise. The Greek form of the word (alleluia) is found in Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
