Revelation 19:3:4Rev.19.3.W4TAB
Ἁλληλουϊά
hallēlouia
“Hallelujah”
- Transliteration
- hal-lē-lou-i-A
- Extended
- hahl-lêh-loo-ih-AH
- IPA
- /hal.lɛː.lu.iˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hallelujah
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-lē-lou-i-A
- sentence
KAI DEU-te-ron EI-rē-kan hal-lē-lou-i-A KAI ho kap-NOS au-TÊS a-na-BAI-nei eis tous ai-Ô-nas tôn ai-Ō-nōn
Exegesis
The interjection Halleluia {Ἁλληλουϊά | Hal-lē-lou-iá} is a direct borrowing from Hebrew, functioning as a liturgical shout meaning “praise Yahweh,” and stands alone as the content of the cry.
Root and etymology
halalhe–lamed–lamed
“to praise, boast”
In context — Revelation 19:3
And a second time they said, “Hallelujah !” And the smoke of her rises forever and ever.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 19:3, so the Greek word Ἁλληλουϊά (hallēlouia) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.19.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.3.W4.S1) and character.