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Hillel

הִלֵּלStrong’s H1985

hillel (hil-lel)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Hillel is the Hebrew word usually translated “hillel”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.”
Judges 12:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13
How it's translated
  • hillel 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Judges 2

1 book in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

הִלֵּל hillel · Hillel

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13; father of: Abdon (H5658H) § Hillel = "praising" a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.