הַלְלוּ יָהּ

halleluyah

hah-leh-loo-YAH

praise Yah

Where it comes from

Two words: hallelu, a command in the plural — all of you, praise — and Yah, the short form of the divine name. It is not a feeling and it is not addressed to God. It is an instruction shouted at everyone else in the room.

Every place it appears

Strong's H1984. It stands in 140 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Psalm 150:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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