LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

allēlūia

allēlūia
Classical[al.leːˈɫuː.ja]Ecclesiastical[al.leˈluː.ja]

Meaning

  1. hallelujah, praise be to God

allēlūja, interj. Heb. = praise ye Jehovah (the sec. syll. is short in Sid. Ep. 2, 10; Prud. Cath. 4, 72), Vulg. Psa. 104, 1; ib. Apoc. 19, 1 al.

Origins

  1. Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ(halləlū)
  2. Biblical Hebrew יָהּ(yɔh)
  3. Latinallēlūia

Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)bor. Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)bor. 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”).

Descendants
  • Frenchalléluia
  • Italianalleluia
  • Spanishaleluya
  • Englishalleluia
  • Cebuanoaleluyafrom Spanish aleluya
  • Tagalogaleluyafrom Spanish aleluya
  • Irishaililiú
  • Polishalleluja

In English words that came into English from allēlūia

  • alleluiaallēlūia
  • alleluiaticalleluiaticus

Quick answers

What does allēlūia mean in Latin?
allēlūia, a interjection, means “hallelujah, praise be to God”.
How do you pronounce allēlūia?
In classical Latin, [al.leːˈɫuː.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.leˈluː.ja].
Where does allēlūia come from?
Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּ (halləlū) → Biblical Hebrew יָהּ (yɔh) → Latin allēlūia.