הללוקה

Hebrew

Etymology

From הַלְּלוּ (hal'lú, “praise”) +‎ קָהּ (káh, “a euphemistic form of יָהּ”).

Pronunciation

Phrase

הַלְּלוּקָהּ • (halelukáh)

  1. (Judaism, euphemistic) alternative spelling of הַלְּלוּיָהּ, used by religious Jews to avoid saying a name of God disrespectfully or in vain.
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