Where does “allelūia” come from?

allelūia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ — Praise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}.

allelūia (Latin): hallelujah, praise be to God

Definitions

  1. hallelujah, praise be to God

Ancestry of “allelūia”, step by step

allelūia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλληλούϊαhallelujah
2HebrewהַלְלוּיָהּPraise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}

via Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewהַלְּלוּיָהּPraise Jah!; praise God

Words derived from “allelūia”

Every word from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα →