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Hillel

Syllables: Hil·lel/hɪˈlɛl/

Hillel proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Hillel (plural Hillels)

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • Most Zionists hoped for a state of their own, but early in the 20th century, writers like Hillel Solotaroff and Chaim Zhitlowsky, both Yiddish-speaking immigrant intellectuals in New York, imagined another alternative: a federation of self-governing anarchist communes in Palestine that would defend...2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2019
  2. A surname.
  3. (countable) A Jewish student organization at a college or university.

Forms of Hillel

pluralHillels

Origin of Hillel

Borrowed from Hebrew הִלֵּל (Hillḗl).

Words formed from Hillel

Phrases with Hillel

Questions about Hillel

What does Hillel mean?
Hillel means a male given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Hillel?
Hillel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hillel?
Hillel is pronounced /hɪˈlɛl/.

Words near Hillel in the dictionary

  1. Hillebrandt
  2. hilled
  3. Hillegass
  4. Hillegasses
  5. Hillegom
  6. Hillel
  7. Hillel sandwich
  8. Hillel sandwiches
  9. Hillelite
  10. Hillelites
  11. Hillels

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