Hallelujah, Halleluyah, or Alleluia,'s a transliteration of the Hebrew word (Standard Halləluya, Tiberian Halləlûyāh) meaning "praise Yah ". It's found mainly in the book of Psalms and has a similar pronunciation in many, but not all, languages. The word's used in Judaism as part of the Hallel prayers, and in Christian praise. It's been accepted into the English language. In the Bible The term's used 24 times in the Hebrew Bible (mainly in the book of Psalms, for example,, w… (More on Hallelujah)