Haleluya (הללויה) means Halleluiah in Hebrew.
It can also mean Hallelujah. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Halleluiah, Hallelujah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Haleluya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ברכה לכבוד אלוהים, מילת שבח לה' בתפילות.
בָּרוּךְ יהוה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם וְאָמַר כָּל־הָעָם אָמֵן; הַלְלוּ־יָהּ
- 2מילה המבטאת פרץ של שמחה בעקבות הצלחה; השבח לאל!
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Haleluya is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- הַלְלוּיָהּ
- Written without vowel points
- הללויה
- Said
- haleluya
- Gematria
- 86
This is how Haleluya is said in other languages.
- English
- Halleluiah, Hallelujah
- Arabic
- هلِلويا
- Russian
- Аллилуя
- French
- Alléluia
- German
- Halleluja
These words mean nearly the same as Haleluya.
- ברוך השם
- השבח לאל
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These words rhyme with Haleluya.
These words come before and after Haleluya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Haleluya.
What does Haleluya (הללויה) mean in Hebrew?
Haleluya (הללויה) means Halleluiah and Hallelujah. It is said haleluya, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Haleluya (הללויה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Haleluya (הללויה) are ברוך השם and השבח לאל.
What rhymes with Haleluya (הללויה)?
Words that rhyme with Haleluya (הללויה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הללויה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.