Hillêl — H1985

Definition

masculine proper noun

Hillel, an Israelite

1. Hillel = "praising"
2. a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge

Usually translated as

Hillel

Origin

from H1984; praising (namely God)

• Derived from Hâlal (H1984)

Occurrences

Hillêl occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (2)

• Judges 12:13 — And after him Abdon the son of Hillel (הִלֵּ֖ל), a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
• Judges 12:15 — And Abdon the son of Hillel (הִלֵּ֖ל) the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.