Do you know what Hallelujah actually means?

@Jah is the short form of Jehovah (like Tom is to Thomas), so it means, Praise Jehovah!

“Praise Jah [ "HALLELUJAH" ] , for Jehovah [YHWH ]?

Blind me... Where did you get that Ideas?

I hope you do realize that claim is in CONFLICT with the other WTS PUBLICATION?

EG:

The Divine Name Brochure p.10, by the Watchtower Society states;

"Even though the modern pronunciation Jehovah might not be exactly the way it was pronounced originally, this in no way detracts from the importance of the name. … While many translators favor the pronunciation Yahweh, the New World Translation and also a number of other translations continue the use of the form Jehovah because of people's familiarity with it for centuries."

and

NOW compare with your own KIT bible

Let me upload a picture for you to see http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sud6CG1COE0/Ux65RxmVuiI/... This from the KIT mind you... Your organization publication..

The KIT show there is NO Hebrew letters YAH (וה) were used at Revelation 19 for hallelujah..

From this material reproduced from the Kingdom Interlinear Translation, you can see that John wrote a word that clearly means "Praise Jehovah" with Greek letters. He did not use the Tetragrammaton. ( The Greek τετραγράμματον, meaning "four letters" , "four letters is the Hebrew יהוה, commonly transliterated into Latin letters as YHWH)

Look carefully at the word hallelujah (Άλληλουια). John transliterated YAH with the two Greek letters iota and alpha (…ia or ...ια).

Also notice that John did not use the Tetragrammaton in verse 6. He used the word Lord (Kyrios).

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The word Jehovah is from a MISTAKE!!

When Christian scholars began to study the Old Testament in Hebrew, if they were ignorant of this general rule or regarded the substitution as a piece of Jewish superstition, reading what actually stood in the text, they would inevitably pronounce the name Jěhōvāh - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6d...

The first know instance of this honest mistake was from a translation make in 1280c by a spanish monk name, Raymundo Martini http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Mart%C3%AD , wrote the latin work PUGIO FIDEI (Dagger of faith). In it he used the name of God, spelling it Yohoua. Later printings of this work, dated some centuries later, used the spelling JEHOVA. -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JEHOVA_Raymundus...

Excerpts from Raymond Martin's Pugio Fidei adversus Mauros et Judaeos (1270, p. 559), containing the phrase "Jehova, sive Adonay, qvia Dominus es omnium" (Jehovah, or Adonay, for you are the Lord of all).

"Few, however, know its sacred meaning"

I think most christians already know the meaning of the term. Whatever gave you the impression that they didn't? Oh I know: Jehovah's Witnesses arrogantly think they know more than everyone else about all matters biblical.

And isn't it funny how Jehovah's Witnesses outside of quoting bible texts, never ever use that expression in conversation? They never say hallelujah from the heart as an expression of praise to Jehovah - never! They are actually ashamed of using it! I think that fact is a testimony to just how messed up they are.

It's an example of straining out the gnat while drinking down the camel. They will gladly point to the meaning of the expression to praise themselves as users of the name "Jehovah". But they will disregard the weightier matter of actually using the expression to praise God.

“HALLELUJAH!” That exclamation is commonly heard in Christendom’s churches. Some people punctuate daily conversations with the expression.

Few, however, know its sacred meaning, and the lifestyle of many who use it dishonors God.

“Hallelujah,” explains one Bible dictionary, is a “word used by the writers of various psalms to invite all to join them in praising Jehovah.” In fact, a number of Bible scholars point out that “Hallelujah” means “‘Praise ye Jah,’ that is Jehovah.”

If we do his will, he blesses and supports us in this life and offers us the certain hope of an even better life to come.

Unhappily, though, not everyone feels like responding. Today, people are suffering. Many are hungry, sick, or oppressed. A number endure much grief because of misuse of drugs or alcohol or the results of their immorality or rebellion.

Is there any reason why such ones should praise God?

Yes, there is. Jehovah invites everyone without exception to get to know him, learn to do his will, and enjoy the blessings that make people want to praise him.

Yes. It is the imperative mode, a command to the plural of you, and Jah is the short form of Jehovah (like Tom is to Thomas), so it means, Praise Jehovah!

Yes. It means to praise Jehovah. I'm sure if church people knew that they wouldn't be so keen to say it hey...

All the best. Jay

Halleluyah means "praise the lord" or "Praise G-d".

There is no "J" in Hebrew.

@Steve -- Jews do not say Jehovah, they say Adonai. Jehovah is the Christian invention of the name for G-d.

Yeah, well, god seems to like a lot of praise, doesn't he?

He seems very insecure, possibly suffering from low self-esteem.

Indeed, and fascinates me just how many people say this and yet, refuse point blank to admit that our Creator's name is Jehovah in English!!!

Yes, dear, most people do know that.

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in more of a laymen term, it means praise the name