Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!Psalm 147:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ כִּי־ט֭וֹב זַמְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נָ֝עִים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה׃
- הַ֥לְלוּHa.lu“praise”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַל · “praise” · Strong's H1984B
- יָ֨הּ׀yah“Yahweh”Noun, proper name of a man · from יָהּ · “LORD” · Strong's H3050
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ט֭וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- זַמְּרָ֣הza.me.Rah“to sing praises to”Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from זָמַר · “to sing” · Strong's H2167
- אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- נָ֝עִיםNa.'im“[is] pleasant”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָעִים · “pleasant” · Strong's H5273A
- נָאוָ֥הna.Vah“[is] fitting”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from נָאוֶה · “lovely” · Strong's H5000
- תְהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.Lah“praise”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּהִלָּה · “praise” · Strong's H8416
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)