Strong H1985הִלֵּל
Hillel
- Transliteration
- hillêl
- Pronunciation
- hil-layl'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H1984; praising (namely God);
{Hillel} an Israelite: - Hillel.
{Hillel} an Israelite: - Hillel.
Meaning of the name
Hillel = "praising"
Detailed definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13;
father of: Abdon (H5658H)
father of: Abdon (H5658H)
In the biblical story
Hillel
A judge of Israel from Pirathon.
Hillel the Pirathonite, a judge of Israel, led the nation for ten years.
In the Bible
Strong H1985 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hillel2
First verses
- Judges 12:13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.