H1985: הִלֵּל
Hillêl · pronounced hil-layl' · “Hillel”
Definition
Hillel, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Hillel.
Word origin: from H1984 (הָלַל); praising (namely God);
Extended definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.12.13;
father of: Abdon (H5658H)
§ Hillel = "praising"
a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge
father of: Abdon (H5658H)
§ Hillel = "praising"
a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1985 is translated
- hillel ×2
Bible verses with H1985 (Hillêl)
Hillêl appears in 2 verses.
- Judges 12:13
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
- Judges 12:15
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.