הילל
heilel
The Hebrew word for Lucifer is הילל (heilel).
The word הילל represents Lucifer or morning star. The neutral term for morning star in Hebrew is כּוֹכַב הַשַׁחַר. שֵׁטָן can translate to Satan or the Devil in Hebrew.
Meaning: Venus, the morning star (name)
How do you pronounce it?
heilel
Did you know?
- The Hebrew language uses the same root for הילל as it does for הַלְלוּ in 'Hallelujah', which means 'praise'.
- In the original Hebrew text of Isaiah 14, הילל is used to mock a human king of Babylon who thought he was as high as the morning star.
- While the English 'Lucifer' is almost exclusively a name for the fallen angel, the Hebrew הילל remains a descriptive term for the planet Venus. This allows the word to be used in astronomy without any religious connotation.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at the stars before sunrise.
- עגור Adiתראה, זה הילל שם.Tire, ze Hillel sham.Look, that is Lucifer there.
- איתי Itayזה באמת נראה כמו כוכב השחר.Ze be'emet nir'eh kmo kokhav hashekher.It really looks like the morning star.
- עגור Adiהוא תמיד מופיע לפני השמש.Hu tamid mofia lifnei hasheres.He always appears before the sun.
- איתי Itayזה מרשים מאוד, עגור.Ze marshim me'od, Agur.That is very impressive, Agur.
