What does ἀλληλουϊα (allēlouïa) mean in the Bible?
, an adoring exclamation".
Greek · G239
ἀλληλουϊα
Praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation
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ἀλληλουϊα G239
Pronunciation allēlouïa
What does ἀλληλουϊα (allēlouïa) mean in the Bible?
ἀλληλουϊα (allēlouïa) is a Greek word meaning "praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation".
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How does the BSB render G239?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hallelujah (4).
Where does ἀλληλουϊα (allēlouïa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 19:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Hallelujah 4× Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:3, Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Revelation 19:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Revelation 4
Source forms
Ἁλληλουϊά 4x Hallēlouia Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:3, Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:6
Parsing patterns
Hebrew Word 4x Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:3, Revelation 19:4, Revelation 19:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation
Source Gloss
praise ye Jah!, an adoring exclamation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(Rec. ἀλληλούϊα; Heb. הָלַל יָהּ, praise the Lord), [in LXX in the titles of certain Psa (104 (105), al.), and at the end of Psa.150:1-6; also Tob.13:18, 3Ma.7:13 ;] hallelujah, alleluia: Rev.19:1, 3-4 19:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 19:1 Hebrew
Ἀλληλούϊα· allhlouia
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
Read verse Revelation 19:3 Hebrew
Ἀλληλούϊα· allhlouia
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
Read verse Revelation 19:4 Hebrew
Ἀλληλούϊα. allhlouia
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
Read verse Revelation 19:6 Hebrew
Ἀλληλούϊα· allhlouia
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Why This Word Matters
Used in the heavenly worship scenes of Revelation 19 — the eschatological consummation of OT doxological praise.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain