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The universe's way of clapping when a sad song finally earns its chorus.
means An exclamation of praise, relief, or joy, originally directed to God, now also shouted whenever anything finally goes right.
from From Hebrew 'hallĕlū yāh' — 'praise ye Yahweh' — built from the verb 'hallel' (to praise) and 'Yah,' a short form of God's name. It passed into Greek and Latin scripture as 'alleluia' almost unchanged, carried through centuries of liturgy and song, which is why it still sounds like a chant even when you're just yelling it at your Wi-Fi router.
- literal meaning
- Hebrew for praise ye the lord
- cohen irony
- Famous version is about sex, not worship
- chart trick
- Multiple covers once charted simultaneously, confusing everyone
- bible count
- Appears 24 times, all in Psalms and Revelation