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The Mishnah states that we will say before Him: Halleluya. The Talmud discusses the meaning of this term. Rav Ḥisda said that R' Yoḥanan said: The word halleluya and the word kesya (Exodus 17:16) and the name Yedidya (II Samuel 12:25) are each regarded as a single word, not an amalgamation of two s
A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: According to the opinion of Rav Ḥisda, what is the status of merḥavya? Is it counted as two words or one? This dilemma was raised because Rav Ḥisda himself did not mention this term. No answer was found for this dilemma, and therefore the Talmud states: Let i
Another dilemma was raised before the rabbis: According to the opinion of Rav, what is the status of the name Yedidya? The Talmud answers: Come and hear, as Rav said explicitly: Yedidya is divided into two separate names. Therefore, yedid is a mundane word, whereas ya is a sacred name, which must b
A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: According to the opinion of Rav, what is the status of halleluya? Is it one word or two? The Talmud answers: Come and hear, as Rav said: I saw a book of Psalms in the study hall of my uncle, R' Ḥiyya, in which the word hallelu is written on one side, at the
The Talmud comments: This opinion disputes that of R' Yehoshua ben Levi, as R' Yehoshua ben Levi said: What is the meaning of the word halleluya? It means praise Him [halleluhu] with many praises [hillulim]. According to this opinion, the ya at the end of the word is a superlative, not a divine na