BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1985
hil.lel — Hillel
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
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judg. 12:13, 15).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
