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‖ Hallel|hæˈleːl, ˈhælɛl| [Heb. hallēl, inf. and imper. ‘praise, celebrate’, a vb. in the Piel conjugation, with which Ps. cxiii begins.] A hymn of praise, consisting of Psalms cxiii to cxviii inclusive, sung at the four great Jewish feasts. Also attrib. Great Hallel, a hymn of praise consisting of Psalm cxxxvi, and, according to some, of part of Psalm cxxxv, sung on occasions of great joy.
1702Echard Eccl. Hist. (1710) 190 After this they proceeded to sing the hymn, or rather to finish the Hallel, which in all consisted of six Eucharistical psalms, beginning at the 113th and concluding with the 118th. 1876C. M. Davies Unorth. Lond. 209 That Last Supper..with its simple Hallel-Hymn. 1877C. Geikie Christ lv. (1879) 662 At the Feast of Tabernacles, the great Hallel was daily sung in their processions. |