Hillel

American  

[hil-el, -eyl, -uhl, hi-leyl, hee-lel] / ˈhɪl ɛl, -eɪl, -əl, hɪˈleɪl, hiˈlɛl /

noun

1. 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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Hillel British  

/ ˈhɪlɛl, -ləl /

noun

1. ?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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Example Sentences

In the hills above Beit Hillel, military vehicles rumbled along the winding roads heading towards the border.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

At the Hillel center, students gathering to celebrate the end of the Jewish Sabbath with a candle-lighting ceremony rushed into a safe room, said Eli Banyasz, a freshman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Gore said attending Birthright initially seemed like a “natural extension” of her upbringing, which had involved Jewish sleepaway camp, Hebrew school, and college Hillel.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

Many of the wounded have been evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in nearby Hadera - with others being taken to hospitals in Tel Hashomer, Haifa, Afula and Netanya.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

It wasn’t his looks that made him her much-needed dinner; it was his T-shirt, a classic from the Columbia University Hillel with the university’s name spelled out phonetically in Hebrew.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny