Ἀλληλούϊα

Allelujah

Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 May 2000Vetting: high11 revisions

13 words

[sc. Means] "praise the Lord" among Hebrews, i.e. "[praise] the One who is."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλληλούϊα· αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον παρ' Ἐβραίοις, ἤτοι τὸν ὄντα.

Betacode

*)allhlou/i+a: ai)nei=te to\n ku/rion par' *)ebrai/ois, h)/toi to\n o)/nta.

Same entry in Hesychius, where Latte cites Psalm 104.1 LXX, etc.
The Hebrew word (הללויה hallelūyah) means "Praise God" in the plural imperative form.
On "the One who is," see omega 105, omicron 438.