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# hill

noun (hill, hills)

«hill» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#m1)
2. A hill is also a slope on a road or path: «ride your bike up the hill». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#m2)

### In the lessons

a climb with height or distance; time up and down; in geography: hills and valleys on a map, contour lines; in everyday life: sledging down a hill in winter, rolling down a grassy hill; in stories: a castle on a hill; phrases: «up the hill», «downhill», «over the hill» (getting old, joking)

### Examples

- The hill is 200 m high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x1)
- They climb the hill in 30 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x2)
- It takes 10 minutes to go down the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x3)
- How long was the trip up and down? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x4)
- We went sledging down the hill after the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x5)
- Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x6)
- The castle stands on top of a hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x7)
- Cycling uphill is harder than cycling downhill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x8)
- From the hill we could see the whole town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x9)
- Must I go up hill or down? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/#x10)

### Note

Height or distance; up and down times add (30 + 10 = 40 minutes). Going down is usually faster than going up. A mountain is higher than a hill. «Uphill», «downhill» are one word.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Hills and mountains in the Torah are often holy places, like Sinai and Moriah. "Everlasting hills" suggests the lasting blessings given to Joseph. In the primary lessons: a climb with height or distance; time up and down; in geography: hills and valleys on a map, contour lines; in everyday life: sledging down a hill in winter, rolling down a grassy hill; in stories: a castle on a hill; phrases: «up the hill», «downhill», «over the hill» (getting old, joking)

### Examples

- And for the tops of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the everlasting hills, (Torah DEU.33.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x1)
- And I said unto you: 'Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God giveth unto us. (Torah DEU.1.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x2)
- Let me go over, I pray Thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly hill-country, and Lebanon.' (Torah DEU.3.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x3)
- Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x4)
- And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh; (Prophets JOS.15.48, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x5)
- Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars; (Writings PSA.148.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/#x6)

### Note

Height or distance; up and down times add (30 + 10 = 40 minutes). Going down is usually faster than going up. A mountain is higher than a hill. «Uphill», «downhill» are one word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hill.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hill.html) on Mova free.