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Hillel

Meaning

Derived from Hebrew הלל (halal) meaning "praise". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testamen

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Famous People Named Hillel

Hillel ben Eliakim

Hillel ben Eliakim, known in Hebrew to Talmud scholars as Rabbeinu Hillel, ("Our Rabbi Hillel"), was a Greek rabbi and Talmud scholar.

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Hillel, son of Gamaliel III

Hillel, son of Gamaliel III, was a Jewish scholar in the 3rd century CE (second generation of amoraim).

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Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi

Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi () also known as Hillel Ben Naphtali Herz, was a Lithuanian rabbi.

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Hillel Lichtenstein

Rabbi Hillel Lichtenstein (1814-1891) was a Hungarian rabbi and the leader of hasidic Orthodoxy in Hungary.

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Hillel Oppenheimer

Hillel Oppenheimer (, born Heinz Reinhard Oppenheimer; 4 April 1899 – 15 June 1971https://billiongraves.

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