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hillel

Hil·lel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hil-el, -eyl, -uh l, hi-leyl; Sephardic Hebrew hee-lel]
    • /ˈhɪl ɛl, -eɪl, -əl, hɪˈleɪl; Sephardic Hebrew hiˈlɛl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hil-el, -eyl, -uh l, hi-leyl; Sephardic Hebrew hee-lel]
    • /ˈhɪl ɛl, -eɪl, -əl, hɪˈleɪl; Sephardic Hebrew hiˈlɛl/

Definitions of hillel word

  • noun hillel ("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. 1
  • noun hillel ?60 bc–?9 ad, rabbi, born in Babylonia; president of the Sanhedrin. He was the first to formulate principles of biblical interpretation 0
  • noun hillel 60? b.c.- a.d. 10?; Jewish rabbi & scholar in Jerusalem 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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    a national organization, founded in 1924 by the B'nai B'rith, that institutes and administers programs designed to enrich the religious, cultural, and social life of Jewish college students.

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    (“the Elder” or “Gamaliel I”), died a.d. 50?, the teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3); the grandson of Hillel.

  • jewish calendar

    the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri

  • johanan ben zakkai

    died a.d. c80, Palestinian rabbi who was a leading Pharisaic teacher: disciple of Hillel.

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