Hallel
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Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Hallel | 1 |
| Hallel (on Sukkot and Passover) | 1 |
| Hallel psalms | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical text
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
God of Israel
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Hallel
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Hallel
|
| associatedWith | Temple worship in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| centralConcept | hallelujah (praise the Lord) ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Psalm 113
ⓘ
Psalm 114 ⓘ Psalm 115 ⓘ Psalm 116 ⓘ Psalm 117 ⓘ Psalm 118 ⓘ |
| contains |
blessings
ⓘ
verses of praise ⓘ |
| halakhicCategory | obligatory prayer on certain festivals ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | Psalms ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | sanctification of festivals ⓘ |
| musicalTradition | often chanted with special melodies ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Second Temple period (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| purpose |
praise of God
ⓘ
thanksgiving to God ⓘ |
| recitationStyle |
congregational
ⓘ
responsive ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
men in traditional practice
ⓘ
women in many contemporary communities ⓘ |
| recitedDuring |
Haggadah
ⓘ
surface form:
Passover Seder
morning prayer service ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Jewish festival liturgy ⓘ |
| statusOn |
full Hallel on major festivals
ⓘ
partial Hallel on Rosh Chodesh ⓘ partial Hallel on some days of Passover ⓘ |
| textSource |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| theme |
deliverance from Egypt
ⓘ
divine salvation ⓘ national thanksgiving ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
Passover ⓘ Rosh Chodesh ⓘ Shavuot ⓘ Shemini Atzeret ⓘ Simchat Torah ⓘ Sukkot ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Egyptian Hallel
this entity surface form:
Hallel psalms
this entity surface form:
Hallel (on Sukkot and Passover)