particle
hallēlouia
Greekἁλληλουϊά (hallēlouia)
Strong’sG239
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
stem hallēloui-4 times in the New Testament
Translated as
What it means
† ἁλληλουιά
(Rec. ἀλληλούϊα; Heb. הַלְלוּיָהּ, praise the Lord), [in LXX in the titles of certain Pss (104 (105), al.), and at the end of Ps 150; also To 13:18, III Mac 7:13;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G239 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-lay-loo'-ee-ah
praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation
Fromof Hebrew origin (imperative of and );
King Jamesalleluiah.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
Hallēlouia4×
Revelation 19:1“hallelujah”Meta houteim akouama hōs fōnan megan ochlou pollou en to ourano legarōtoiu; Hallēlouia; tas sōtērēas kai tas doxas kai tas dunamias tou theou nu,After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
Revelation 19:3“hallelujah”kai deuterem legalē; Hallēlouia; kai tos kapnos autau anabainatō eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
Revelation 19:4“hallelujah”kai piptala tois presbuterois tois eikosi tessares kai teim tessares zōeim, kai proskunala to theo to katherōto epi to throno legarōtois; Amēn, Hallēlouia.And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
Revelation 19:6“hallelujah”kai akouama hōs fōnan ochlou pollou kai hōs fōnan hudōreiu polleiu kai hōs fōnan brontaiu ischuraiu, legarōtoiu; Hallēlouia, hoti basilata kurios, tos theos, tos pantokratōros.And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.