Hillel

[ hil-el, -eyl, -uhl, hi-leyl; Sephardic Hebrew hee-lel ]

noun

1. ha-Zaken, c60 b.c.–a.d. 9?, Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.

Hillel

/ -ləl; ˈhɪlɛl /

noun

1. Hillel?60 bc?9 adMJewishBabylonianRELIGION: rabbi ?60 bc –?9 ad , rabbi, born in Babylonia; president of the Sanhedrin. He was the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation

Example Sentences

Olmert may well fit this category, as well as the real estate developer of the Holyland project, Hillel Cherny.

From The Daily Beast

In January, a Hebrew school teacher named Hillel Wertheimer was beaten after returning from synagogue to his home in Kiev.

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As Israelis, we can testify that Hillel is increasingly excluding more of us, whose nation Hillel purports to embrace.

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Swarthmore Hillel may need to take a new name (I suggest the obvious “Shammai”).

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Still, some introspection on the part of Hillel International might be worthwhile.

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The ancient Hillel was accustomed to address the assemblages on these occasions.

From Project Gutenberg

Hillel ben Samuel as well as Levi ben Gerson discuss this question in detail.

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Hillel ben Samuel does not tower as a giant in medival Jewish literature.

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The Neo-Platonic emanation theory is clearly enunciated in Hillel's definition.

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Hillel answers this objection by saying that these emotions do not pertain to the soul as such.

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