Hillel

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

/ ˈhɪl ɛl, -eɪl, -əl, hɪˈleɪl; Sephardic Hebrew hiˈlɛl /

noun

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.

Compare Beth Hillel.

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Examples from the Web for hillel

Olmert may well fit this category, as well as the real estate developer of the Holyland project, Hillel Cherny.
Ehud Olmert’s Sentencing Won’t Be a Day of Reckoning for Israel’s Leaders|Alon Ben-Meir|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In January, a Hebrew school teacher named Hillel Wertheimer was beaten after returning from synagogue to his home in Kiev.
Who’s Really Behind Ukraine’s Synagogue Attacks?|Eli Lake|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Israelis, we can testify that Hillel is increasingly excluding more of us, whose nation Hillel purports to embrace.
How Hillel Is Losing Touch With the People It Purports to Embrace|Israeli Opposition Network|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still, some introspection on the part of Hillel International might be worthwhile.
Swarthmore Hillel Breaks From Guidelines Over Ban on ‘Anti-Zionist’ Speakers|Elisheva Goldberg|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Now might be the time for Hillel International to take another stab at updating those guidelines.
Swarthmore Hillel Breaks From Guidelines Over Ban on ‘Anti-Zionist’ Speakers|Elisheva Goldberg|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hillel has bequeathed a greater number of maxims to us than any of his predecessors.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
Hillel, far from being proud of his exalted position, expressed himself as dissatisfied, and angrily reproved the Synhedrists.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The story of Hillel runs as follows: There was once a poor lad named Hillel.
The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler
The house of Hillel after his death was kept closely shut up by his suspicious countrymen.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
Here again Hillel's Neo-Platonic tendencies are in evidence.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for hillel

Hillel

/ (ˈhɪlɛl, -ləl) /

noun

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

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