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hallel [Heb.,=praise], in Judaism, Psalms 113 to 118, sung every morning of Hanukkah, at the Passover service, and at the morning service of most major Jewish holidays as an expression of joy and thanksgiving.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Hallel. Psalms 113–18. The full Hallel is chanted in synagogue on the first day of Passover, on Sukkot and on Ḥanukkah. It is also recited in two parts during the Passover seder.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Hallel (Heb., ‘praise’). A name given by the Jews to Pss. 113-18. They are used at most of the main Jewish festivals and during the Passover meal; they may have been the hymn sung by Christ and the Apostles at the Last Supper (Mt. 26: 30).

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