halleluja

== English == === Interjection === halleluja Alternative spelling of hallelujah. === Noun === halleluja (plural hallelujas) Alternative spelling of hallelujah. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === alleluja, hallelujah === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦɑ.leːˈly.jaː/, /ˌɦaː-/, /-lu.jaː/ Hyphenation: hal‧le‧lu‧ja === Interjection === halleluja hallelujah === Noun === halleluja n (plural halleluja's, diminutive hallelujaatje n) hallelujah ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: haleluya == Finnish == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlːelujɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lːe̞ˌlujɑ̝] Rhymes: -ujɑ Syllabification(key): hal‧le‧lu‧ja Hyphenation(key): hal‧le‧lu‧ja === Interjection === halleluja hallelujah === Further reading === “halleluja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haleˈluːja/ === Interjection === halleluja hallelujah ==== Related terms ==== Alleluja Halleluja Hallelujah === Further reading === “halleluja” in Duden online == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹ha.leˈlʉː.ja/, [ha.leˈlʉ̀ː.jǎ], (metrical variant) /¹haˈleː.lʉ.ja/, [haˈlèː.lʉ.jǎ], (final-stress variant) /¹ha.le.lʉˈjɑː/, [ha.le.lʉˈjɑ̀ː] Rhymes: -ʉːja, (metrical variant) -eːlʉja, (final-stress variant) -ɑː Hyphenation: hal‧le‧lu‧ja === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“praise Yah”), consisting of הַלְּלוּ (“praise!”), the masculine plural imperative of Biblical Hebrew הִלֵּל (“to praise”), and יָהּ (“Yah, Jah”), a shortened form of the divine name Biblical Hebrew יהוה (“Yahweh”). The verb belongs to the root ה־ל־ל (“praise”). Compare the parallel borrowings Norwegian Nynorsk halleluja, Danish halleluja, German halleluja and English hallelujah. ==== Interjection ==== halleluja hallelujah, praise the Lord; an acclamation expressing praise or thanksgiving to God Halleluja! Herren er oppstanden! ― Hallelujah! The Lord is risen! (by extension) hallelujah, thank goodness; an exclamation expressing joy, satisfaction or relief, without necessarily conveying religious praise Halleluja, endelig virker skriveren igjen! ― Hallelujah, the printer finally works again! ===== See also ===== hosianna (“hosanna”) === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of halleluja (“hallelujah”), the interjection above. ==== Noun ==== halleluja n (definite singular hallelujaet, indefinite plural halleluja or hallelujaer, definite plural hallelujaene) hallelujah; an utterance or cry of “hallelujah” Et rungende halleluja lød fra salen. ― A resounding hallelujah rang out from the hall. Synonym: hallelujarop (by metonymy) worship gathering; a religious meeting characterized by such acclamations Hun tok med naboen på halleluja i menighetshuset. ― She took her neighbour to a worship gathering at the parish hall. (Christianity) alleluia; a liturgical acclamation beginning with “hallelujah”, sung or recited in connection with the reading of the Gospel Koret sang hallelujaet før evangeliet ble lest. ― The choir sang the Alleluia before the Gospel was read. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === “halleluja” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “halleluja” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB). “halleluja” in Store norske leksikon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh, “Praise Yah”). === Interjection === halleluja hallelujah === Noun === halleluja n (definite singular hallelujaet, indefinite plural halleluja, definite plural hallelujaa) hallelujah ==== Derived terms ==== hallelujarop === See also === hosianna === References === “halleluja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish alleluya. === Interjection === halleluja hallelujah