Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Music
hīmeni hoʻonani
Pronunciation: /hee-MEH-nee hoh-oh-NAH-nee/
Meaning
Hymn of praise. A song specifically for glorifying or praising.
Example sentences
Pīhoihoi ka poʻe a pau i ka hoʻolohe ʻana i ka hīmeni hoʻonani i ka wā o ka hoʻomana.
Everyone was enthusiastic about listening to the hymn of praise during the worship service.
Ua mele hou mākou i ka hīmeni hoʻonani kahiko a ko mākou kupunawahine.
We sang again the old hymn of praise from our grandmother.
Ma ka ʻaha mele, ua hoʻokani ka hui kaikamāhine i hoʻokahi hīmeni hoʻonani nani loa.
At the concert, the girls' choir performed one very beautiful hymn of praise.
About this word
“hīmeni hoʻonani” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Hymn of praise. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.