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alleluia

/ˌælɛlˈujɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
al-leluia
IPA
/ˌælɛlˈujɑ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.

noun

A liturgical form of hallelujah.

noun

A choral composition incorporating alleluia in its text.

noun

The plant wood sorrel.

verb

Alternative spelling of hallelujah.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).

Inflected Forms

alleluias (plural) alleluias (present, singular) alleluiaing (participle, present) alleluiaed (participle, past) alleluiaed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce alleluia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌælɛlˈujɑ/.
What does alleluia mean?
A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
Where does alleluia come from?
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. Latin allēlūialbor. English alleluia Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).

How to pronounce alleluia

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