hill

Everyday

1. A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. tree →
2. A hill is also a slope on a road or path: «ride your bike up the hill». tree →

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 →
• They climb the hill in 30 minutes. tree →
• It takes 10 minutes to go down the hill. tree →
• How long was the trip up and down? tree →
• We went sledging down the hill after the snow. tree →
• Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. tree →
• The castle stands on top of a hill. tree →
• Cycling uphill is harder than cycling downhill. tree →
• From the hill we could see the whole town. tree →
• Must I go up hill or down? tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh; (Prophets JOS.15.48, JPS 1917) tree →
• Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars; (Writings PSA.148.9, JPS 1917) tree →

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.