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Hallelujah

Hallelujah

“Hallelujah” is an expression of praise primarily known from the Psalms. It is a call from the cantor to all those present in the Temple to praise the name of God.
The word “hallelujah” is always used at the beginning or the end of a psalm.

Meaning

The word “hallelujah” consists of the Hebrew words hallelu and yah. Hallelu means “praise (ye)” or “sing (ye)”. Yah is a shortened form of YHWH — the common way of writing the name of God.

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