What does "Hallelujah" mean in the Bible?
Praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” From its frequent occurrence it grew into a formula of praise. Hallelujah appears in 4 verses of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Hallelujah?
Praise ye Jehovah, frequently rendered “Praise ye the LORD,” stands at the beginning of ten of the psalms (106, 111-113, 135, 146-150), hence called “hallelujah psalms.” From its frequent occurrence it grew into a formula of praise. The Greek form of the word (alleluia) is found in Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Hallelujah?
Greek · G239
ἀλληλουϊα
allēlouia
hallelujah
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Hallelujah appear in the Bible?
Hallelujah is referenced in 4 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Revelation 19:1
- Revelation 19:3
- Revelation 19:4
- Revelation 19:6
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Hallelujah.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Hallelujah?
Hallelujah appears in 4 verses, all of them in Revelation.
Which books of the Bible mention Hallelujah?
Just one: Revelation.
Where can I read every verse about Hallelujah?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
