Hillel
[hil-el, -eyl, -uh l, hi-leyl; Sephardic Hebrew hee-lel]
- 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.
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Contemporary Examples
Olmert may well fit this category, as well as the real estate developer of the Holyland project, Hillel Cherny.
In January, a Hebrew school teacher named Hillel Wertheimer was beaten after returning from synagogue to his home in Kiev.
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 EmbraceIsraeli Opposition Network
December 16, 2013
Still, some introspection on the part of Hillel International might be worthwhile.
Swarthmore Hillel Breaks From Guidelines Over Ban on ‘Anti-Zionist’ SpeakersElisheva Goldberg
December 10, 2013
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’ SpeakersElisheva Goldberg
December 10, 2013
Historical Examples
These are the children of a sister of Hillel Besso, brought to Damascus for change of air.
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
At this moment Hillel and Fakredeen advanced with a hurried air of gaiety.
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
Hillel hurried Eva away, accompanied by his sister and Madame Nassim.
TancredBenjamin Disraeli
Here again Hillel's Neo-Platonic tendencies are in evidence.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
The Arabic version says hillel—that is, full, or substantial, garments.
The Syrian ChristAbraham Mitrie Rihbany
Hillel
- ?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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Word Origin and History for hillel
Hillel
masc. proper name, from Hebrew, literally "he praised."
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