"(Hebrew) hallelujah, praise Yahweh or the Lord, Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6*"
Definition and meaning
(Hebrew) hallelujah, praise Yahweh or the Lord, Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἁλληλουϊά
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hallelouia (G239) across the King James Bible.
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
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Common questions
Strong's G239 (hallelouia) is a Greek word that means: (Hebrew) hallelujah, praise Yahweh or the Lord, Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word hallelouia (G239) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G239 is hallelouia, a Greek word defined as: (Hebrew) hallelujah, praise Yahweh or the Lord, Rev. 19:1, 3, 4, 6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hallelouia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.