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Tehillim / תהלים

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The 4 key questions on Hallei (praise):

Where, What, how and who?

Mizmor Kuflun

150:1 (where?)

הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ׀ הַֽלְלוּ־אֵ֥ל בְּקָדְשֹׁ֑ו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בִּרְקִ֥יעַ עֻזֹּֽו׃

Halelu YAH (יה).

Halelu EL b'kadsho

HaleluHU birkia ozo

The psalm of Halleilu Yah.

Praise EL in His sanctuary (kadsho):

Praise Him in the firmament of His power (oz).

150:2 (for what?)

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בִגְבוּרֹתָ֑יו הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ כְּרֹ֣ב גֻּדְלֹֽו׃

HaleluHU bigevurotav:

Halelu HU kerov gudlo:

Praise Him for His mighty acts (gevurah):

Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

150:3 (How to praise Him?)

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנֹּֽור׃

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Nevel     Kinor

HaleluHU b'teka shofar (Shofar.gif):

HaleluHU b'Nevel ve Kinor

Praise Him with the sound of the shofar:

Praise Him with the 22 strings harp (nevel) and 10 strings harp(kinor).

150:4

הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָחֹ֑ול הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃

HaleluHU ve tof u makhol:

HaleluHU ve'minim ve ugav:

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance:

Praise Him with stringed instruments and wind instrument (or flute, pipe, organs).

150:5

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃

HaleluHU ve'TzilTzelei shama:

HaleluHU ve'TzilTzele teruah:

Praise Him upon the loud cymbals:

Praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals.

150:6 (who?)

כֹּ֣ל הַ֭נְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּ֥ל יָ֗הּ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

Kol ha neshamah tehalei YAH (יה)

Halelu YAH (יה)

Let everything that has breath praise YAH.

Praise YAH.


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Neshamah - A feminine noun meaning breath, wind, spirit.: - blast, breath, breathes, life, soul, persons alive, spirit, who breathed.Its meaning is parallel to nepes (human mind n intellect) and ruach