Where does “הללויה” come from?
הללויה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יָהּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
הללויה (Hebrew): Praise Jah!
Definitions
- Praise Jah!
Ancestry of “הללויה”, step by step
הללויה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew יָהּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | יָהּ | God; two letters of the Tetragrammaton |
| 2 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Hebrew הילל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | הילל | to praise, glorify, exalt |