Most of us think that this word 'Halleluyah' is a praise term, which is incorrect. This presentation highlights and clarifies the Hebrew Language usage and Jewish cultural understanding in using this phrase to help us worship God in Spirit and truth.

1. Hallelu yah
A study from Hebrew Perspective

2. Root word
Read Hebrew right to left
lamed, lamed, Heh
which is pronounced as
H L L
without vowels

3. Basic idea
behind the word
To praise
To glorify
To shine

4. Originated from

5. Originated from
hallelu yhwh (yahweh)

6. YAH IS ABBREVIATED FORM OF
yhwh (yahweh)

7. Hallel yah
HALLELU YAH – 8 TIMES
HALLELU-YAH – 15 TIMES
HALLELUYAH – 1 TIME
TOTAL 24 TIMES USED IN BIBLE
BASICALLY ALL MEAN THE SAME

8. I- HalAl / HALLAL
DIFFERENT FROM ARABIC WORD
TO PRAISE
TO GLORIFY
TO SHINE
TO FLASH
TO BOAST
TO LIGHT

9. I. HalAl – 1. TO PRAISE
SPOTLIGHT SHINING TO HIGHLIGHT A KEY
PERSON IN DARK STAGE.
SPOTLIGHT ON FACE OF GOD
SPOTLIGHT ON NATURE OF GOD
DESCRIBES HIS NATURE & ATTRIBUTES

10. I. HalAl – 1. TO PRAISE
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE FILLS THE HEARTS & PLACE
WITH PRAISES
“ADONAI YOU ARE…..
ADONAI YOU DID…….
ADONAI YOU WILL BE…...”
THEY ENTER GOD’S COURTS WITH PRAISE &
NOT PRAYERS FIRST

11. I. HalAl – 2. TO SHINE
SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON GOD
WE ARE LIKE MIRRORS-
REFLECTING HIS GLORY.
OUR BEST POSSIBLE REFLECTION GIVES
GLORY TO GOD.
PHIL 2:15 “SHINE LIKE STARS IN THIS WORLD”

12. I. HalAl – 3. TO GLORIFY
KAVEH = TO DO WITH ‘WHITE’ AS
OPPOSED TO
“BEING LIGHT-WEIGHTEDNESS’
DON’T USE THE WORD ‘HALLELUYAH’
LIGHTLY OR AS A SUBSITITUTE FOR
ACTUAL PRAISE

13. IT IS A TRIGGER WORD
TO BEGIN PRAISES – REVELATION 19
•IT IS USED AS A ‘WEIGHTY’ PHRASE
•IT SHOULD RESULT IN
‘ABUNDANT’ PRAISE
•IT SHOULD BE ‘WHOLE-HEARTED’
•PRAISE SHOULD BE ‘RICH’
•IT SHOULD BE A ‘TORRENT’ OF PRAISES

14. IT IS A TRIGGER WORD
TO BE USED BY THE LEADER
•CONGREGATION FOLLOWS WITH
RICH SPREAD OF PRAISES

15. HALLEL
•PRAISE OR THANKSGIVING
•THE HALLEL – PSALMS 113-118
PSALMS 135-136
SUNG AT JEWISH FESTIVALS –
ESPECIALLY AT PASS OVER
FULL OF MESSIANIC PROPECIES

16. THE HALLEL
•‘BARUCH HA BAB HA SHEM ADONAI’:
‘BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE
NAME OF YHWH’
•MATTHEW 26:36 JESUS & APOSTLES
PROBABLY SANG THESE PSALMS BEFORE
THEY WENT TO MOUNT OF OLIVES

17. HILLEL – VERB FORM
Strong's Hebrew: 1985. ‫ל‬ֵּ‫ל‬ ִ‫(ה‬Hillel) -- "he has
praised ...
◄ 1985. Hillel ►. Strong's Concordance.
Hillel: "he has praised," father
of a judge of Isr. Original Word: ‫ל‬ֵּ‫ל‬ ִ‫ה‬Part of ...
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18. HILLEL – VERB FORM
•TO PRAISE
•TO BOAST OF / BOAST IN
•ALSO THE NAME OF GREAT RABBI HILLEL
THE CONTEMPORARY OF YESHUA
HA MASCHIACH WHO TAUGHT A GENTILE
ENQUIRER, THE TORAH IN 1 SENTENCE.
“WHAT IS HATEFUL TO YOURSELF DO NOT
DO YOUR FELLOW-MAN. THE REST IS
COMMENTARY. NOW GO AND STUDY”

19. HILUL – REJOICING / PRAISE
Strong's Hebrew: 1974. ‫ים‬ ִ‫לּול‬ ִ‫(ה‬hillul) -- a
...
◄ 1974. hillul ►. Strong's Concordance.
hillul: a rejoicing, praise. Original
Word: ‫ים‬ ִ‫לּול‬ ִ‫ה‬Part of Speech: Noun
Masculine ...

20. MAHALEL–PRAISE
Original Word: ‫ל‬ ֵּ‫א‬ ְ‫ל‬ַ‫ל‬ֲ‫ה‬ ַ‫מ‬
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Masculine
Transliteration: Mahalalel
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-hal-al-ale')
Short Definition: Mahalalel

21. MAHULEL–PRAISED / FAMOUS

22. TEHILAH – TEHILLIM
THE PSALMS
Strong's Hebrew: 8416. ‫ה‬ ָּ‫ל‬ ִ‫ה‬ ְּ‫(ת‬tehillah) --
praise ...
◄ 8416. tehillah ►. Strong's
Concordance. tehillah: praise, song of
praise.
Original Word: ‫ה‬ ָּ‫ל‬ ִ‫ה‬ ְּ‫ת‬Part of Speech:

23. TEHILAH – TEHILLIM (PLURAL)
THE PSALMS
•PRAISE
•ADORATION
•THANKSGIVING
•ACT OF PUBLIC PRAISE
•PRAISE - SONG

24. TEHILAH – TEHILLIM
THE PSALMS
•PSALM
MEDITATES ON PRAISE WORTHY DEEDS
OF YHWH
•REKNOWN
•FAME
•GLORY

25. TEHILLIM
THE PSALMS
•PSALM MEDITATION IS LIKE A TREE
TRUNK WITH BRANCHES SPROUTING:
•REKNOWN OF GOD
•FAME OF GOD
•GLORY OF GOD

26. TEHILLIM
THE PSALM 146:1
•HALLELU YAH -PRAISE YAH (WEH) –
HALLELI - (MY SOUL, FEMININE GENDER)
‫א‬‫לּו‬ ְ‫ל‬ ַ‫ה‬ -‫ָּה‬‫י‬:
‫י‬ ִ‫ל‬ ְ‫ל‬ ַ‫ה‬‫י‬ ִ‫ש‬ ְ‫ַפ‬‫נ‬ , ‫ת‬ ֶ‫ָה-א‬‫ו‬‫ְה‬‫י‬.

27. WHY MY SOUL?
IN WORSHIP THE FOLLOWING ARE VITAL
• ADDRESSED TO TRUE GOD &
NOT TO COUNTERFEITS
• OFFERED IN AN ‘ACCEPTABLE MANNER”
(IN SPIRIT & TRUTH)
• THE SPRITUAL STATUS OF THE
WORSHIPPER SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE
TO GOD.

28. SHALOM