- Original: הלּל - Transliteration: Hillel - Phonetic: hil-layl' - Definition: Hillel = praising 1. a native of Pirathon in Mount Ephraim, the father of Abdon the judge - Origin: from H1984 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H1984 ; praising (namely God); Hillel an Israelite: - Hillel. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Hillel, 2 Judges 12:13; Judges 12:15