גדול

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ד־ל (g-d-l)

From the root ג־ד־ל .

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdol/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ɡɔːˈðoː.ol]
• Rhymes: -ol

Adjective

גָּדוֹל • (gadól) (feminine גְּדוֹלָה, masculine plural גְּדוֹלִים, feminine plural גְּדוֹלוֹת) [pattern: קָטוֹל]

1. big, large
2. great, important
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:3, with translation of the King James Version:

     אָסֻרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶה הַגָּדֹל הַזֶּה

     asuro-ná v'er'é et-hamar'é hagadól hazé

     I will now turn aside, and see this great sight

   • Tanach, Jeremiah 32:19, with translation of the King James Version:

     גְּדֹל הָעֵצָה וְרַב הָעֲלִילִיָּה

     g'dól haetsá v'ráv haaliliyá

     Great in counsel, and mighty in work

Derived terms

• בְּגָדוֹל (begadól)

References

• H1419 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

גִּדּוּל • (gidúl) m

1. defective spelling of גידול